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Africa Journal of Management Volume 7, 2021 - Issue 1: The Covid-19 Pandemic and Management in Africa: Preliminary Investigations
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The performance implications of strategic responses of SMEs to the covid-19 pandemic: Evidence from an African economy

Suzzie Owiredua Aidooa School of Business, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, GhanaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5649-4116View further author information
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Ahmed Agyapongb School of Business and Institute for Distance Learning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, GhanaView further author information
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Moses Acquaahc Department of Management, Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, 27402, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Samuel Yaw Akomead Department of Marketing and Corporate Strategy, School of Business, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, GhanaView further author information
Pages 74-103 | Received 04 Oct 2020, Accepted 24 Dec 2020, Published online: 21 Feb 2021

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