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Inside sales agent’s sales activities influence on work outcomes and sales agent tenure through autonomous motivation

The Journal of business & industrial marketing, 2021-05, Vol.36 (5), p.867-880 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Emerald Publishing Limited ;Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 ;ISSN: 0885-8624 ;EISSN: 2052-1189 ;DOI: 10.1108/JBIM-09-2019-0412

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  • Title:
    Inside sales agent’s sales activities influence on work outcomes and sales agent tenure through autonomous motivation
  • Author: Conde, Richard ; Prybutok, Victor
  • Subjects: Consulting firms ; Employee involvement ; Employment ; Literature reviews ; Managers ; Motivation ; Polls & surveys ; Sales ; Tenure
  • Is Part Of: The Journal of business & industrial marketing, 2021-05, Vol.36 (5), p.867-880
  • Description: Purpose Previous sales research remains limited to analyzing the influence of sales activities with sales agent tenure. To date, research on this subject has focused on the downstream direct or indirect impact of sales activities to sales performance, failing to consider whether sales activities impact a sales agent’s tenure. This paper aims to assess the effect of sales activities on sales performance and sales agent engagement on sales agent tenure through the lens of autonomous motivation to better understand sales activities as an overall sales process antecedent Design/methodology/approach Through the utilization of secondary sales operational data, this research demonstrates the influence of sales activities on multiple sales agent outcomes, while depicting the importance of sales managers creating an autonomous motivational climate. Findings This research demonstrates the direct relationship between sales activities to job engagement and sales performance. However, sales activities have a negative relationship to sales agent tenure, which require a sales manager to create an autonomous motivation to mediate the relationship between sales activities and sales agent tenure. Practical implications Organizations are provided with sample methodology and analysis to better determine how a culture grounded in autonomous motivation mediates sales activities and can be a catalyst for improving sales agent tenure. Then, provide a better understanding of the effect of actual sales activities on important sales department work outcomes. Originality/value The model is the first to test holistically the influence of sales activities on sales performance, sales agent engagement and tenure jointly by using actual secondary operational data. This study provides a glimpse of the real world balance a sales manager must consider between climate and activities. Plus, this study takes initial steps to study sales agent engagement, an under-researched construct in sales research.
  • Publisher: Santa Barbara: Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0885-8624
    EISSN: 2052-1189
    DOI: 10.1108/JBIM-09-2019-0412
  • Source: AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central
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