Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a model in which work centrality, locus of control, polychronicity, preference for gender‐role differentiation, and perceived social support were expected to vary between nations and to be associated with general perceptions of absence...

Many retailers and service providers sell their house brands side by side with competing brands of other suppliers. Although many firms encourage their salespeople to favor in-house products when serving customers, investigators have failed to examine the effect this practice may have on...