A longitudinal examination of individual, organizational, and contextual factors on sales technology adoption and job performance

Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-23

  Jelinek, Ronald ^a   Ahearne, Michael ^b   Mathieu, John ^c   Schillewaert, Niels ^d  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

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EID: 33749404544     PISSN: 10696679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MTP1069-6679140101     Document Type: Article

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