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

Leader–member exchange, organizational citizenship behaviours and performance of Ghanaian Technical University Lecturers

Eli Ayawo Atatsi
  • Eli Ayawo Atatsi
  • Department of Applied Modern Languages and Communication, Ho Technical University, Ho, Ghana.
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Petru Lucian CurÅŸeu
  • Petru Lucian CurÅŸeu
  • Department of Organisation, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands
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Jol Stoffers
  • Jol Stoffers
  • Research Centre for Employability, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Sittard, The Netherlands.
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Ad Kil
  • Ad Kil
  • Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Breukelen, The Netherlands.
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  •  Received: 12 September 2019
  •  Accepted: 05 December 2019
  •  Published: 31 January 2020

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