Working conditions and employee commitment in indigenous private manufacturing firms in Nigeria: Managing business organisations for industrial development

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 295-324

  Ukaegbu, Chikwendu Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MANUFACTURING; WORKING CONDITIONS;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0034131427     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X00003360     Document Type: Article

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