The business-to-business inside sales force: roles, configurations and research agenda

S Sleep, AL Dixon, T DeCarlo, SK Lam - European Journal of …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to explore the changing nature of the inside sales role and the
individual capabilities required for success. Additionally, it examines the influence of …

Self-efficacy and personal selling: review and examination with an emphasis on sales performance

RA Peterson - Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Self-efficacy has been a focal construct in personal selling research for more than four
decades. This article reviews and examines how self-efficacy has been conceptualized …

The use of social media in sales: Individual and organizational antecedents, and the role of customer engagement in social media

R Guesalaga - Industrial marketing management, 2016 - Elsevier
There is recognition that social media can benefit personal selling and sales management,
especially in the B2B context. This research draws on interactional psychology theory to …

Social media as a resource in SMEs' sales process

R Bocconcelli, M Cioppi, A Pagano - Journal of Business & Industrial …, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of social media (SM) adoption in
upgrading and innovating selling processes by small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) …

Digitalization process of complex B2B sales processes–Enablers and obstacles

R Rodríguez, G Svensson, EJ Mehl - Technology in Society, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to shed light on the extent to which salespeople use technology
throughout complex B2B sales processes. The research on technology in society considers …

[HTML][HTML] The role of multi-actor engagement

S Sarkum, AR Syamsuri, S Supriadi - Journal Of Open Innovation …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to meet the theoretical needs in answering the problem of the role of the
marketing function on the dynamic capability that involves the role of multi actors through …

A desire for success: Exploring the roles of personal and job resources in determining the outcomes of salesperson social media use

A Kalra, NN Chaker, R Singh, OS Itani… - Industrial Marketing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sales researchers have recognized the importance of salesperson social media use in
enhancing job outcomes. However, research that considers the influence of salesperson …

Cultural intelligence and adaptive selling behaviors in cross-cultural selling: The cognitive resource theory and social role theory perspective

J Zhou, P Charoensukmongkol - Journal of Business Research, 2022 - Elsevier
This study examines the underlying mechanism explaining the contribution of cultural
intelligence (CQ) to adaptive selling behaviors in cross-cultural selling contexts. The study …

Digital selling: organizational and managerial influences for frontline readiness and effectiveness

R Mullins, R Agnihotri - Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2022 - Springer
To provide much-needed guidance for digital transformations in sales organizations, we
draw from change readiness theory to propose a digital selling effectiveness framework …

The mediating role of organizational complexity between enterprise resource planning and business model innovation

R Rodríguez, FJ Molina-Castillo, G Svensson - Industrial Marketing …, 2020 - Elsevier
Almost any firm faces a change during its life that requires a redefinition of the business
model to be more innovative, namely business model innovation (BMI) that designs an …