Personality and sales performance: Situational variation and interactions between traits

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-91

  Warr, Peter ^a   Bartram, Dave ^b   Martin, Tamsin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHL Group Plc   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 15544363051     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0965-075X.2005.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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