Sales effort: The intertwined roles of the leader, customers, and the salesperson

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-51

  Jaramillo, Fernando ^a   Mulki, Jay Prakash ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 40049086229     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134280103     Document Type: Article

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