African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

The influence of employee demographic factors on job satisfaction: A case study of Segen Construction Company, Eritrea

Tadesse Beyene
  • Tadesse Beyene
  • Department of Business Management and Marketing, College of Business and Economics, Halhale, Eritrea.
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Muriithi Gituma
  • Muriithi Gituma
  • Department of Business Management and Marketing, College of Business and Economics, Halhale, Eritrea.
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  •  Received: 03 August 2017
  •  Accepted: 09 October 2017
  •  Published: 14 November 2017

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