Does relational demography matter in a personal selling context?

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 279-288

  Mc Neilly, Kevin M ^a   Russ, Frederick A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85009570213     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2000.10754248     Document Type: Article

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