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 analysis of the relations among job characteristics, manager leadership behaviours, and employees’ job satisfaction- The case of Taiwanese tax officials

Lai-fa Hung
  • Lai-fa Hung
  • Department of Engineering and Management of Advanced Technology, Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan.
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Chung-Ming Huang
  • Chung-Ming Huang
  • Department of Engineering and Management of Advanced Technology, Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan.
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  •  Received: 07 March 2013
  •  Accepted: 24 July 2014
  •  Published: 14 August 2014

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