Reward preferences of salespeople: How do commissions rate?

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 381-390

  Lopez, Tará Burnthorne ^a   Hopkins, Christopher D ^b   Raymond, Mary Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750389857     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134260405     Document Type: Article

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