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Summary The insurance selling and buying behavior of three sales agents and 57 clients were observed in natural settings. The analysis of recorded interactions (n = 40) between agents and clients gave some support to the hypotheses that the frequencies of attempts by agents to establish expert and referent power are related positively to purchasing.
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