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This is an empirical study of the outcomes of organizational commitment and overall job satisfaction within the conceptual framework of the Michaels (1986) model. A sample of 464 retail salespersons employed by a nationwide operating chain which markets phonograph records is used.

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Michaels, P. (2015). Outcomes of Organizational Commitment of Retail Salespersons. In: Bahn, K. (eds) Proceedings of the 1988 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference. Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17046-6_61

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