African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4203

Full Length Research Paper

The effects of participative leadership on organisational commitment: Comparing its effects on two gender groups among bank clerks.

Clement Bell*
  • Clement Bell*
  • Department of Industrial Psychology, School of Business and Enterprise, University of Fort Hare, South Africa.
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Themba Mjoli
  • Themba Mjoli
  • Department of Industrial Psychology, School of Business and Enterprise, University of Fort Hare, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 24 April 2013
  •  Accepted: 05 November 2013
  •  Published: 30 June 2014

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