Perceiving emotion in the buyer-seller interchange: The moderated impact on performance

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-132

  Kidwell, Blair ^a   McFarland, Richard G ^b   Avila, Ramon A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34248654371     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134270201     Document Type: Article

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