Marketing Control and Sales Force Customer Orientation

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-179

  Schwepker, Charles H ^a   Good, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 17244379668     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2004.10749029     Document Type: Article

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