Personality and attractiveness of activities within sales jobs

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-37

  Stevens, Charles D ^a   Macintosh, Gerrard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 85009592637     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2003.10748985     Document Type: Article

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