African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

Impact of psychological contract fulfillment on micro-firm clerks: An empirical study in China

Zezhao Liu
  • Zezhao Liu
  • Department of Politics and Administration, School of Philosophy and Public Administration, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, P. R. China.
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  •  Received: 28 January 2019
  •  Accepted: 08 April 2019
  •  Published: 28 May 2019

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