An investigation of african–american perceptions of sales careers

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-52

  Del Vecchio, Susan ^a   Honeycutt, Earl D ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 85009545168     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2000.10754220     Document Type: Article

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