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  1. Department of Business Administration, University of Professional Studies, Accra, Ghana

    James Kwame Mensah

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Mensah, J.K. (2018). The Psychology of Talent Management. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3532-1

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