Examining career development programs for the sales force

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 291-299

  Jackson Jr , Donald W ^a   Hollmann, Thomas ^a   Gallan, Andrew S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career development; Sales force; Sales management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747469548     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08858620610681597     Document Type: Article

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