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

Workplace spirituality and organizational commitment : A study on the public schools teachers in Menoufia (Egypt)

Mohamed Mousa
  • Mohamed Mousa
  • Estonian Business School, Estonia.
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Ruth Alas
  • Ruth Alas
  • Estonian Business School, Estonia.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 13 February 2016
  •  Accepted: 18 April 2016
  •  Published: 28 May 2016

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