African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4190

Full Length Research Paper

The influence of internal marketing and job satisfaction on quality service delivery in a public health sector: A case study of a local government organization in Uganda

Gordon Otieno Ong’unya
  • Gordon Otieno Ong’unya
  • Department of Marketing, Faculty of Humanities, Business and Management, Busoga University, Uganda.
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John Baptist Kowa
  • John Baptist Kowa
  • School of Graduate Studies, Busoga University, Uganda.
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Aziz Wakibi
  • Aziz Wakibi
  • Department of Marketing and Management, Makerere University Business School, Uganda.
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Kassim Ssenyange
  • Kassim Ssenyange
  • Department of Marketing and Management, Makerere University Business School, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 13 March 2019
  •  Accepted: 25 April 2019
  •  Published: 14 May 2019

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