Public-Private Partnerships in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Future Management Research

Africa Journal of Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 381-393

  Dykes, Bernadine J ^a   Jones, Carla D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; emerging economies; infrastructure development; public private partnerships

Indexed keywords

EID: 85048231034     PISSN: 23322373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2016.1206806     Document Type: Article

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