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

Moderating effect of organization culture on the relationship between quality management system adoption and performance of public universities in Kenya

Gulali Donald Indiya
  • Gulali Donald Indiya
  • Department of Business Administration, School of Business and Economics, Maseno University, Kenya.
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Jairo Mise
  • Jairo Mise
  • Department of Business Administration, School of Business and Economics, Maseno University, Kenya.
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Johnmark Obura
  • Johnmark Obura
  • Department of Management Science, School of Business and Economics, Maseno University, Kenya.
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Patrick Ojera
  • Patrick Ojera
  • Department of Accounting and Finance, School of Business and Economics, Maseno University, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 30 January 2020
  •  Accepted: 14 April 2020
  •  Published: 28 February 2021

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