African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4190

Full Length Research Paper

All hands on deck: Employee engagement on cruise ships

Aleksandar Radic
  • Aleksandar Radic
  • Singidunum University, Belgrade; Gornji kono 8, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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  •  Received: 28 July 2016
  •  Accepted: 19 January 2017
  •  Published: 28 March 2017

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