Job satisfaction and organizational commitment among “ guest-worker ” salesforces: The case of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Global Marketing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 27-44

  Bhuian, Shahid N ^a   Abdul Muhmin, Alhassan G ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 0042609071     PISSN: 08911762     EISSN: 15286975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J042v10n03_03     Document Type: Article

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