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Mediation effect of knowledge management on the relationship between transformational leadership and job performance of librarians in university libraries in Nigeria
This paper proposes a mediation model of transformational leadership for improving the job performance of librarians in university libraries in Nigeria. A quantitative approach underpinned by positivist philosophy was considered appropriate for this type of research and adopted to accomplish the main goal of this study. A questionnaire was used to collect data from a total of 215 librarians who participated in the study. Factor analysis and multiple regressions were used to analyse data. The results of the study reveal that knowledge management has full and partial influence on the relationship between transformational leadership and job performance of librarians.
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