The effect of workplace spirituality on salespeople's organisational deviant behaviours: Research propositions and practical implications

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 199-208

  Chawla, Vaibhav ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOZHIKODE   (India)

Author keywords

Ethics; Organizational change; Sales management; Salesforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897943597     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JBIM-08-2012-0134     Document Type: Article

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