Exploring the impact of critical sales events

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 19-34

  Russ, Frederick A ^a   Mc Neilly, Kevin M ^b   Comer, James M ^a   Light, Theodore B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85009580659     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.1998.10754128     Document Type: Article

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