Role Stressors and Retail Performance: The Role of Perceived Competitive Climate

Journal of Retailing

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 194-205

  Arnold, Todd ^a   Flaherty, Karen E ^a   Voss, Kevin E ^a   Mowen, John C ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive appraisal theory; Competitive climate; Job satisfaction; Role ambiguity; Role stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 66049106596     PISSN: 00224359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jretai.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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