Cognitive moral development and the impact of percieved organizational ethical climate on the search for sales force excellence: A cross-cultural study

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 205-217

  Weeks, William A ^a   Loe, Terry W ^b   Chonko, Lawrence B ^a   Martinez, Carlos Ruy ^c   Wakefield, Kirk ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

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EID: 33745056752     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134260207     Document Type: Article

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