Ethics in personal selling and sales management: A review of the literature focusing on empirical findings and conceptual foundations

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 285-303

  McClaren, Nicholas ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0034287758     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006371309983     Document Type: Article

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