Investigating the perceptual aspect of sales training

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 77-86

  Wilson, Phillip H ^a   Strutton, David ^b   Farris, M Theodore ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85009576954     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2002.10754296     Document Type: Article

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