Salesperson burnout: A test of the coping-mediational model of social support

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-246

  Lewin, Jeffrey E ^a   Sager, Jeffrey K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 48849113517     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134280302     Document Type: Article

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