Reputation management as a motivation for sales structure decisions

Journal of Marketing

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 74-89

  Weiss, Allen M ^a   Anderson, Erin ^a   MacInnis, Deborah J ^a  

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EID: 0033410389     PISSN: 00222429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1251975     Document Type: Article

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