Personal moral philosophies and the moral judgments of salespeople

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 59-75

  Tansey, Richard ^a   Brown, Gene ^b   Hyman, Michael R ^c   Dawson, Lyndon E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Mexico State University   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84950650425     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.1994.10753976     Document Type: Article

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