When creativity enhances sales effectiveness: The moderating role of leader-member exchange

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 974-994

  Martinaityte, Ieva ^a   Sacramento, Claudia A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creativity; Effectiveness; Leader member exchange; Sales

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884730734     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.1835     Document Type: Article

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