Factionalism and staff success in a Nigerian University: A departmental case study

Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies

Volumn 12, Issue , 2014, Pages 91-112

  Willott, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84961250902     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15746925     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/9789004264960_005     Document Type: Article

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