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

Manifestation of emotional intelligence and Transformational leadership in virtual teams: Case study of Nairobi technology hub

Lucas Ngigi Mburu
  • Lucas Ngigi Mburu
  • Leadership Department, School of Business, Pan Africa Christian University, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 22 April 2020
  •  Accepted: 21 August 2020
  •  Published: 30 September 2020

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