The two faces of playfulness: A new tool to select potentially successful sales reps?

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 215-

  Maxwell, Sarah ^a   Reed, Gary ^b   Saker, Jim ^c   Story, Vicky ^d  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27444438251     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2005.10749060     Document Type: Article

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