Examining job-related factors perceived by salespersons in the U.S. timeshare industry: A path analysis

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-38

  McCain, Shiang Lih Chen ^a   Hu, Clark ^b   Woods, Robert H ^c  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive selling; Job performance; Job satisfaction; Sales training; Timeshare industry; Vacation ownership

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745739773     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v19n01_03     Document Type: Article

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