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Evaluation of enterprise training on youth employment within Kumasi metropolis of Ghana

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  • Alex Anyesepari Asunsung

    (Department of Marketing and Corporate Strategy, School of Business, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi - Ghana)

  • Joseph Owusu

    (Department of Marketing and Corporate Strategy, School of Business, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi - Ghana)

  • Solomon Gbane Zaato

    (Department of Marketing and Corporate Strategy, School of Business, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi - Ghana)

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The study is a conceptual descrption of the effects of enterprise training on youth employment from disciplinary and methodological perspective within the kumasi metropolis of Ghana.

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  • Alex Anyesepari Asunsung & Joseph Owusu & Solomon Gbane Zaato, 2013. "Evaluation of enterprise training on youth employment within Kumasi metropolis of Ghana," International Journal of Business and Social Research, MIR Center for Socio-Economic Research, vol. 3(8), pages 66-74, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:mir:mirbus:v:3:y:2013:i:8:p:66-74
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