Effects of salesperson experience, age, and goal setting on new product performance trajectory: A growth curve modeling approach

Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-20

  Fu, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 67649548322     PISSN: 10696679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MTP1069-6679170101     Document Type: Article

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