The role of trust in salesperson—sales manager relationships

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 271-278

  Flaherty, Karen E ^a   Pappas, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 85009535689     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2000.10754247     Document Type: Article

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