Sales manager behavior control strategy and its consequences: The impact of gender differences

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 39-49

  Piercy, Nigel F ^a   Cravens, David W ^b   Lane, Nikala ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85009632233     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2001.10754255     Document Type: Article

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