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

Application of the grounded theory in building leadership models by utilizing the leadership styles. A focus on Pentecostal churches in Zimbabwe

Judith Mwenje
  • Judith Mwenje
  • National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Bulawayo Zimbabwe.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 28 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 17 June 2016
  •  Published: 28 September 2016

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