Determinants of sales manager job satisfaction. An analysis of Spanish industrial firms

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1934-1954

  Garrido, María José ^a   Pérez, Pilar ^a   Antón, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human resources management practices; Job satisfaction; Sales manager; Spanish industrial firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144477549     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190500298776     Document Type: Article

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