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Orville C. Walker, Jr., Gilbert A. Churchill, Jr., Neil M. Ford, Organizational Determinants of the Industrial Salesman's Role Conflict and Ambiguity, Journal of Marketing, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Jan., 1975), pp. 32-39
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