Retail employee theft: A theory of planned behavior perspective

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 802-816

  Bailey, Ainsworth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee behaviour; Retailing; Theft

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749375754     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550610710219     Document Type: Article

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