Be careful what you look for: The effect of trait competitiveness and long hours on salesperson deviance and whether meaningfulness of work matters

Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 303-321

  Jelinek, Ronald ^a   Ahearne, Michael ^b  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 77958458385     PISSN: 10696679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MTP1069-6679180401     Document Type: Article

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