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Management

The nexus between servant leadership and organizational citizenship behavior through the mediating role of perceived organizational politics in Ethiopian federal public service organizations

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Article: 2336653 | Received 29 Jun 2023, Accepted 25 Mar 2024, Published online: 11 Apr 2024

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