Coping strategy profiles used by salespeople: Their relationships with personal characteristics and work outcomes

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-150

  Nonis, Sarath A ^a   Sager, Jeffrey K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85009583495     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2003.10748994     Document Type: Article

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