Improving Performance of Public Universities in Ghana Through Talent Management: Does Leadership Support Matter?

Lawrence Yaw Kusi; Alexander Opoku-Danso; Ebenezer Afum

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Lawrence Yaw Kusi
Alexander Opoku-Danso
Ebenezer Afum

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talent management, leadership support, lecturers, organizational performance, public universities

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Improving Performance of Public Universities in Ghana Through Talent Management: Does Leadership Support Matter?. (2020). Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 20(23), 41-68. https://journalofbusiness.org/index.php/GJMBR/article/view/3145

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