International Business Management

Year: 2019
Volume: 13
Issue: 2
Page No. 49 - 62

Investigating the Influence of Strategic Planning on University Operational Performance: The Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment in UAE

Authors : Bandar Abdulla F.H. Alharthi, Gamal S.A. Khalifa, Ali Ameen, Osama Isaac and Ahmed Hamoud Al-Shibami

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