The role of the sales force in value creation and appropriation: new directions for research

CP Blocker, JP Cannon… - Journal of Personal …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Recent research in marketing strategy emphasizes the dual processes of creating and
appropriating value in exchange relationships. In business to-business markets …

'It's almost like taking the sales out of selling'—Towards a conceptualization of value-based selling in business markets

H Terho, A Haas, A Eggert, W Ulaga - Industrial Marketing Management, 2012 - Elsevier
While the creation of superior customer value is regarded as fundamental to a firm's long-
term survival and growth, little is known about the effective implementation of a firm's value …

Transitioning from product to service-led growth in manufacturing firms: Emergent challenges in selecting and managing the industrial sales force

W Ulaga, JM Loveland - Industrial Marketing Management, 2014 - Elsevier
Despite the increasing strategic value of service-led growth in competitive and
commoditized markets, firms frequently encounter problems orienting their industrial sales …

Customer relationship management: Its dimensions and effect on customer outcomes

F Hong-kit Yim, RE Anderson… - Journal of Personal …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the rapidly growing customer relationship management (CRM) literature, the
dimensions of CRM and their effects on customer outcomes remain equivocal. In this …

Threats to auditor independence: The impact of relationship and economic bonds

P Ye, E Carson, R Simnett - Auditing: A Journal of Practice & …, 2011 - publications.aaahq.org
This study examines the association of a comprehensive set of auditor-client relationship
bonds (audit firm tenure, audit engagement partner tenure, long duration director-auditor …

Interpersonal trust in commercial relationships: Antecedents and consequences of customer trust in the salesperson

P Guenzi, L Georges - European Journal of Marketing, 2010 - emerald.com
Purpose–This paper seeks to explore drivers and consequences of customer trust in the
salesperson in the financial services industry. Its theoretical foundations are based on …

Re-examining salesperson goal orientations: personality influencers, customer orientation, and work satisfaction

EG Harris, JC Mowen, TJ Brown - Journal of the Academy of …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Several scholars have noted the importance of relationship marketing and the critical role
that salesperson knowledge plays in the formation of buyer-seller relationships. However …

[HTML][HTML] Which resources and capabilities underpin strategic key account management?

R Guesalaga, M Gabrielsson, B Rogers, L Ryals… - Industrial marketing …, 2018 - Elsevier
Key account management (KAM) supports the profitability and financial sustainability of firms
in business-to-business markets. It also attracts considerable academic research. However …

SOCO's impact on individual sales performance: The integration of selling skills as a missing link

T Wachner, CR Plouffe, Y Grégoire - Industrial marketing management, 2009 - Elsevier
Conventional wisdom suggests that a customer orientation is a vital cornerstone upon which
the success of salespeople is predicated in terms of serving their customers and prospects …

Examining the effects of mutual information sharing and relationship empathy: A social penetration theory perspective

SM Mangus, DE Bock, E Jones, JAG Folse - Journal of Business Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Most studies that explore the role of mutual information sharing in buyer-seller relationships
focus on disclosure between parties; however, the literature largely ignores the content of …