The Influence of Salesperson Skill, Motivation, and Training on the Practice of Customer-Oriented Selling

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 743-757

  Pettijohn, Charles E ^a   Pettijohn, Linda S ^a   Taylor, A J ^b  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southwest Missouri State University ^*

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EID: 0036040521     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.10033     Document Type: Review

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