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Psychological ethical climate, leader–member exchange and commitment to superior customer value: influencing salespeople’s unethical intent and sales performance

Pages 72-87 | Received 28 Jun 2016, Accepted 09 Dec 2016, Published online: 04 Jan 2017

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