Lone wolf tendencies and salesperson performance

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-38

  Mulki, Jay Prakash ^a   Jaramillo, Fernando ^b   Marshall, Greg W ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33846546259     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134270102     Document Type: Article

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