Effects of ethical climate and supervisory trust on salesperson's job attitudes and intentions to quit

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-26

  Mulki, Jay Prakash ^a   Jaramillo, Fernando ^b   Locander, William B ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746388101     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134260102     Document Type: Article

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