Toward a theory of business buyer-seller similarity

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-14

  Lichtenthal, J David ^a   Tellefsen, Thomas ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 85009579335     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2001.10754251     Document Type: Article

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