The variance in sales performance explained by the knowledge structures of salespeople

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-181

  Sharma, Arun ^a   Levy, Michael ^b   Evanschitzky, Heiner ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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EID: 34248681284     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134270204     Document Type: Article

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