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

Job embeddedness and employee performance in selected oil and gas companies in Bayelsa state of Nigeria

Onyeizugbe Chinedu Uzochukwu
  • Onyeizugbe Chinedu Uzochukwu
  • Department of Business Administration, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
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Orogbu Lilian Obiageli
  • Orogbu Lilian Obiageli
  • Department of Business Administration, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
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Obuebite Robinson Jonathan
  • Obuebite Robinson Jonathan
  • Department of Business Administration, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
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Enaini Stella Olohi
  • Enaini Stella Olohi
  • Department of Business Administration, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 07 November 2017
  •  Accepted: 15 January 2018
  •  Published: 28 January 2018

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