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

An investigation of the leadership styles of Pentecostal church leaders in Zimbabwe

Judith Mwenje
  • Judith Mwenje
  • Faculty of Commerce, Department of Business Management. National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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  •  Received: 26 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 20 November 2015
  •  Published: 14 February 2016

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