Sales training and education: An empirical investigation of sales management training programs for sales managers

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 53-66

  La Forge, Raymond W ^a   Anderson, Rolph ^b,c   Mehta, Rajiv ^c   Strong, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85009545186     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.1997.10754100     Document Type: Article

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