African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4202

Full Length Research Paper

Influence of Facebook usage on employee productivity: A case of university of cape coast staff

Daniel Edem Adzovie
  • Daniel Edem Adzovie
  • Institutional Advancement Office, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
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Isaac Eliot Nyieku
  • Isaac Eliot Nyieku
  • Directorate of Human Resource University of Cape Coast, Ghana
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Janet Ami Keku
  • Janet Ami Keku
  • Alumni Office, Takoradi Technical University, Ghana
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  •  Received: 24 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 03 February 2017
  •  Published: 28 March 2017

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