(Re) defining salesperson motivation: Current status, main challenges, and research directions

R Khusainova, A De Jong, N Lee… - Journal of Personal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The construct of motivation is one of the central themes in selling and sales management
research. Yet, to-date no review article exists that surveys the construct (both from an …

Qualitative sales research: An exposition of grounded theory

JS Johnson - Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The dominant research paradigm in sales research involves testing theory through empirical
research. Nascent or underdeveloped research areas, however, may lack or have …

Can salespersons help firms overcome brand image crisis? Role of facial appearance

A Agnihotri, S Bhattacharya, D Vrontis - Journal of Business Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Facial appearances bias human decisions. This study's objective, leveraging facial
impression bias, is to explore the underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions under …

Strategies to enhance intergenerational learning and reducing knowledge loss: an empirical study of universities

C Bratianu, RD Leon - Vine, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the main strategies used in
organizations to enhance intergenerational learning (IGL) and reduce knowledge loss. The …

Pengaruh Kemampuan Interpersonal, Modal Psikologi, dan Dukungan Supervisor Terhadap Kinerja Tenaga Penjualan

W Wulandari, R Nuraini, F Maghfiroh… - TIN: Terapan …, 2022 - ejurnal.seminar-id.com
Abstrak− Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji bagaimana tiga faktor, yaitu kemampuan
interpersonal, modal psikologi, dan dukungan supervisor berpengaruh dengan kinerja para …

Sales management, education, and scholarship across cultures: early findings from a global study and an agenda for future research

R Dugan, D Rangarajan, L Davis… - Journal of personal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
While interest from the practitioner community in topics pertaining to global sales forces
continues to accelerate, academic sales research that examines the challenges faced by …

The proactive behavior of younger salespeople: Antecedents and outcomes

ML Mallin, CB Ragland, TA Finkle - Journal of Marketing Channels, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study is to model and test some of the antecedents (individual
characteristics) and outcomes (selling performance) of proactive behavior among younger …

Examining the antecedents of everyday rumor retransmission

TC Lin, SL Huang, WX Liao - Information Technology & People, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study investigates factors that motivate social media users to retransmit
rumors. We focus on everyday rumors rather than catastrophic rumors and develop a model …

Relationship selling as a strategic weapon for sustainable performance

EM Denga, NR Vajjhala, S Rakshit - Sales Management for …, 2022 - igi-global.com
Relationship selling is a strategy of attracting suitable consumers and then establishing,
sustaining, and strengthening relationships with them to achieve long-term satisfaction …

Developing qualitative propositions in sales research: existing approaches and a new multiphasic technique

JS Johnson - Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Many qualitative sales researchers have encountered the proposition problem: the desire to
include propositions in their qualitative work coupled with the discomfort in how to do so …