Information seeking behavior of the informal sector entrepreneurs: The Uganda experience

Libri

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-66

  Ikoja Odongo, Robert ^a   Ocholla, Dennis N ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 37949034272     PISSN: 00242667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/LIBR.2004.54     Document Type: Article

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