Riad Makdissi1 and Selim Mekdessi2
1,2. Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Lebanese University, Lebanon

MLA 8
Makdissi, Riad, and Selim Mekdessi. "Motivating the Workforce: A Key to Enhancing Financial Performance in Lebanese SMEs." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 9, no. 10, Oct. 2024, pp. 4789-4799, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.048. Accessed Oct. 2024.
APA 6
Makdissi, R., & Mekdessi, S. (2024, October). Motivating the Workforce: A Key to Enhancing Financial Performance in Lebanese SMEs. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 9(10), 4789-4799. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.048
Chicago
Makdissi, Riad, and Selim Mekdessi. "Motivating the Workforce: A Key to Enhancing Financial Performance in Lebanese SMEs." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 9, no. 10 (October 2024), 4789-4799. Accessed October, 2024. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.048.

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