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Review Article

Sales technology research: a review and future research agenda

Raj Agnihotria Mary Warner Fellow Director of Ivy Sales Forum Ivy College of Business, Iowa State University, 2167 Union Drive, Ames, 50011, Iowa, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Nawar N. Chakerb E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University, 501 South Quad Drive, Baton Rouge, 70803, Louisiana, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0764-4752
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Riley Duganc School of Business Administration, Miriam Hall-714, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, 45469-2271, Ohio, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4463-8308
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John M. Galvand College of Business, Missouri State University, 252 Glass Hall, Springfield, 65897, Missouri, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6490-8526
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Edward Nowline College of Business Administration, Kansas State University, 2092 Business Building, 1301 Lovers Lane, Manhattan, 66506, Kansas, USA
Pages 307-335 | Received 08 Apr 2023, Accepted 12 Sep 2023, Published online: 27 Oct 2023

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