Ethical differences between men and women in the sales profession

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1143-1152

  Dawson, Leslie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

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EID: 0031206251     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005721916646     Document Type: Article

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