Models of leadership for sales management

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 43-56

  Yammarino, Francis J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85009548590     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.1997.10754089     Document Type: Article

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