The role of the seven dimensions of job satisfaction in salesperson's attitudes and behaviors

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1146-1151

  Rutherford, Brian ^a   Boles, James ^b   Hamwi, G Alexander ^c   Madupalli, Ramana ^d   Rutherford, Leann ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Emotional exhaustion; Job satisfaction; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 69749116169     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.10.019     Document Type: Article

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