[HTML][HTML] Global supply chains risks and COVID-19: Supply chain structure as a mitigating strategy for small and medium-sized enterprises

MC Gurbuz, O Yurt, S Ozdemir, V Sena, W Yu - Journal of Business …, 2023 - Elsevier
After the COVID-19 pandemic, more research is needed to understand how the impacts of
global events differ among alternative network structures in the presence of supply chain …

An examination of salesperson bricolage during a critical sales disruption: Selling during the Covid-19 pandemic

RT Epler, MP Leach - Industrial Marketing Management, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has proven to be a disruptive and world-altering event often forcing professional
salespeople to rapidly change the manner in which they do business. Thereby, this …

Increasing resilience by creating an adaptive salesforce

A Sharma, D Rangarajan, B Paesbrugghe - Industrial Marketing …, 2020 - Elsevier
During disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the resilience of any commercial
organization becomes a critical characteristic. This paper examines the flexibility of the sales …

[HTML][HTML] Managerial latitude and adaptive selling: Important roles of salesperson perceived control and work centrality

A Khalid, SK Singh, M Usman, M Waqas… - Journal of Business …, 2024 - Elsevier
Based on the Conservation of Resources theory, we propose a positive relationship
between managerial latitude and salespeople's adaptive-selling behavior. We also propose …

From cognition to action: the effect of thought self-leadership strategies and self-monitoring on adaptive selling behavior

H Alnakhli, R Singh, R Agnihotri… - Journal of Business & …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate salespersons' self-monitoring and its effect on
adaptive selling behavior. As salespeople are constantly facing different customers with …

How salesperson traits and intuitive judgments influence adaptive selling: A sensemaking perspective

DA Locander, JA Locander, FJ Weinberg - Journal of Business Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Although the increasing complexity of selling environments has been widely recognized, we
know little about how salespeople manage the cognitive demands associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Configurational theory in business and management research: Status quo and guidelines for the application of qualitative comparative analysis (QCA)

N Di Paola, S Chari, F Iannacci, S Kraus - Technological Forecasting and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) has become a key method in Business and
Management research, sparking significant discussions about its use. While many studies …

Examining the impact of salesperson orientation on creative selling, passive deviance, and organizational outcomes

DA Locander, MA Darrat, BJ Babin - Journal of Business Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The present research examines how customer and selling orientations impact salesperson
predisposition to engage in unconventional workplace behaviors. A theoretical model …

Symmetric and asymmetric modeling to boost customers' trustworthiness in livestreaming commerce

XY Chew, A Alnoor, KW Khaw, AM Sadaa… - Current …, 2024 - Springer
Livestreaming commerce research has grown amazingly and gained tremendous attention;
however, a comprehensive model that explains and reveals customers' trustworthiness in …

The (quiet) ego and sales: Transcending self-interest and its relationship with adaptive selling

JR Gilbert, MT Krush, KJ Trainor… - Journal of Business …, 2022 - Elsevier
There is consistent empirical support for the benefits of using adaptive selling behaviors with
customers. However, the identification of trainable salesperson antecedents remains elusive …