A three-stage model for assessing and improving sales force training and development?

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 253-

  Attia, Ashraf M ^a   Honeycutt, Earl D ^b   Leach, Mark P ^c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27444434354     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2005.10749062     Document Type: Article

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