African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4191

Full Length Research Paper

Factors influencing job embeddedness among elderly care workers: A cross-sectional study

Li-Hong Fan
  • Li-Hong Fan
  • Geriatric Services and Management Department, Changsha Social Work College, Changsha, China.
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Qing-Ping Luo
  • Qing-Ping Luo
  • Geriatric Services and Management Department, Changsha Social Work College, Changsha, China.
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Ya-Ni Tang
  • Ya-Ni Tang
  • Geriatric Services and Management Department, Changsha Social Work College, Changsha, China.
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Wei Wu
  • Wei Wu
  • Department of Cardiology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China.
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  •  Received: 17 April 2024
  •  Accepted: 03 June 2024
  •  Published: 30 June 2024

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