Sales organization recovery management and relationship selling: A conceptual model and empirical test

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-237

  Gonzalez, Gabriel ^a   Hoffman, K ^b   Ingram, Thomas ^b   Laforge, Raymond ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 77954554810     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134300303     Document Type: Article

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