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Reducing Voluntary Employee Turnover in Small Construction Companies for Long-term Productivity

Author(s) : Prof. Dr. Joel Chagadama1, Prof. Dr. Desire S. Luamba2 and Prof. Dr. Ir. Edouard M. Mutamba3

Publisher: FOREX Publication

Published: 30 September 2022

e-ISSN: 2347-4696

Page(s): 53-70




Prof. Dr. Joel Chagadama*, DBA, President, Start Light Consulting LLC, Manassas, VA-USA; Email: Jchagadama@hotmail.com

Prof. Dr. Desire S. Luamba, DBA, Vice President and CEO, Star Light Consulting LLC, Manassas, VA-USA; Email: luambade@gmail.com

Prof. Dr. Ir. Edouard M. Mutamba, PhD, Professor Faculty of Polytechnic, University of Lubumbashi, D.R. of Congo; Email: emwemamutamba@hotmail.com

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Prof. Dr. Joel Chagadama, Prof. Dr. Desire S. Luamba and Prof. Dr. Ir. Edouard M. Mutamba (2022), Reducing Voluntary Employee Turnover in Small Construction Companies for Long-term Productivity. IJBMR 10(3), 53-70. DOI: 10.37391/IJBMR.100301.