Does information and communication technology improve job satisfaction? The moderating role of sales technology orientation

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1236-1245

  Limbu, Yam B ^a   Jayachandran, C ^a   Babin, Barry J ^b  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative performance; Information and communication technology; Job satisfaction; Outcome performance; Technology orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909997435     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2014.06.013     Document Type: Article

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