Sales management's influence on employment and training in developing and ethical sales force

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 325-339

  Schwepker Jr , Charles H ^a   Good, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35948980477     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134270404     Document Type: Article

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