Ethical perceptions of field sales personnel: An empirical assessment

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 9-21

  Dubinsky, Alan J ^a   Jolson, Marvin A ^b   Michaels, Ronald E ^c   Kotabe, Masaaki ^d   Lim, Chae Un ^e  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^e Kookmin University   (South Korea)

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EID: 0002755024     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.1992.10753924     Document Type: Article

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