The role of ethical climate on salesperson's role stress, job attitudes, turnover intention, and job performance

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 271-282

  Jaramillo, Fernando ^a   Mulki, Jay Prakash ^b   Solomon, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 33746420488     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134260302     Document Type: Article

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