The Role of Competency: Comparing Social Intelligence and Teaching and Learning Performance among Academics Staffs’ in Malaysian Private Higher Education Institutions

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To Cite this Article: Kularajasingam, J., Subramaniam, A., & Kaur, D. (2022). The Role of Competency: Comparing Social Intelligence and Teaching and Learning Performance among Academics Staffs’ in Malaysian Private Higher Education Institutions. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(2), 298–309.

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