Assessing the development of the sales profession

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-37

  Hawes, Jon M ^a   Rich, Anne K ^a   Widmier, Scott M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10344262249     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2004.10749014     Document Type: Article

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