Learning and performance goal orientation of salespeople revisited: The role of performance-approach and performance-avoidance orientations

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-38

  Silver, Lawrence S ^a,b   Dwyer, Sean ^b   Alford, Bruce ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846542674     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134260103     Document Type: Article

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