The Moderating Effect of Salesperson Reward Orientation on the Relative Effectiveness of Alternative Compensation Plans

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 65-77

  Lee, Dong Hwan ^a  

^a MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0007077151     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(97)00131-8     Document Type: Article

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