Influence of control systems on opportunistic behaviors of salespeople: A test of gender differences

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 173-288

  Ramaswami, Sridhar N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 85009636927     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2002.10754305     Document Type: Article

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