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

Personal factors, psychological work climate, and role related factors as precursors of organizational commitment of records management employees in state civil services of Northwest, Nigeria

Kutu Jacob O
  • Kutu Jacob O
  • Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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S.O. Popoola
  • S.O. Popoola
  • Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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  •  Received: 11 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 18 August 2015
  •  Published: 14 July 2016

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