Research Details

Abstract

This paper presents a Sales Force Effectiveness Framework that organizes the complexities of sales organizations, providing a holistic approach to defining and assessing sales force effectiveness. Sales practitioners can use the framework to diagnose sales force issues and develop multi-dimensional solutions, either when responding to external and internal events or when striving to improve. Sales researchers can use the framework to discover ways to expand their research focus to benefit practitioners. The framework is supported by an inventory of sales force effectiveness issues from sales leaders and recent academic publications.

Type

Article

Author(s)

Andris Zoltners, Prabhakant Sinha, Sally Lorimer

Date Published

2008

Citations

Zoltners, Andris, Prabhakant Sinha, and Sally Lorimer. 2008. Sales Force Effectiveness: A Framework for Researchers and Practitioners**. Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management. 28(2): 115-131.