Title: The effect of personality of woman personal products sales force on job performance-The mediating role of adaptive selling behavior Student: Han-Lin Lu Advisor: Dr. I-Heng Chen For sales-oriented firms, sales force is the key factor in organization to be sustainable, so how to manage sales force effectively and incentive them to improve their performance is the important topic. This study focused on sales force personality relation between job performance. Secondly, understanding the adaptive selling behavior impact on their personality and job performance. This study survey the famous underwear company sales force, process descriptive statistical analysis, reliability analysis, ANOVA analysis and regression analysis for data analysis, by the above analysis, this study obtained the following conclusions: 1. Playfulness has positive influence on adaptive selling behavior, but doesn¡¦t have significant relationship between job performance. 2. Big five doesn¡¦t have significant relationship either between job performance, or on adaptive selling behavior. 3. Personality has significant positive influence on adaptive selling behavior, that shows personality has the impact on job performance through the behavior. 4. Adaptive selling behavior has significant positive influence on job performance. It means when sales force has more adaptive selling behaviors helps improve job performance.

Este estudo abordou os esforços dos fabricantes para influenciar o comportamento dos vendedores do canal de distribuição e revelou uma ferramenta de influência motivadora: a identificação. A partir de uma survey com 147 vendedores, este estudo explora o alinhamento dos sistemas de controle de vendas do canal de distribuição com o fabricante e a identificação, e os seus impactos na performance de vendas do fabricante. Este estudo também analisa os comportamentos positivos como consequência da identificação. A partir de análise de equações estruturais, os resultados demonstram que tanto a adesão do canal a sistemas de controle do fabricante e a identificação influenciam positivamente os resultados de vendas do fabricante, como também demonstram que a identificação gera comportamentos positivos do canal de distribuição, a favor da marca do fabricante, e com isso uma maior promoção da mesma. No entanto, os resultados não foram conclusivos em relação ao impacto destes comportamentos positivos nos resultados de vendas do fabricante. Adicionalmente, a identificação gera maior performance de vendas para o fabricante quando há um maior alinhamento dos sistemas de controle de vendas. Estes resultados sugerem que os fornecedores podem exercer influência sobre a força de vendas de canal de distribuição através do reforço da ligação psicológica entre as suas marcas e os vendedores do canal de distribuição. / This study addressed the efforts of manufacturers to influence the behavior of the sales makers of the distribution channel and revealed a motivating influence: identification. From a survey with 147 distribution channel sales makers, this study analyses the impact of manufacturer-channel member control systems alignment and identification, on manufacturer’s performance. This study also examines the positive behaviors as a consequence of identification. From analysis of structural equations, the results demonstrate that both the adherence to manufacturer control systems and identification positively influence the manufacturer sales performance, and also demonstrate that identification generates positive behaviors of the distribution channel in support of the manufacturer's brand. However, the results were inconclusive regarding the impact of these positive behaviors on manufacturer’s sales performance. In addition, identification generates greater sales performance for the manufacturer when there is a greater alignment of manufacturer-channel sales control systems. This results suggests that suppliers can exercise influence over the channel sales force by strengthening the psychological connection between its brands and channel sales personnel.

Este estudo abordou os esforços dos fabricantes para influenciar o comportamento dos vendedores do canal de distribuição e revelou uma ferramenta de influência motivadora: a identificação. A partir de uma survey com 147 vendedores, este estudo explora o alinhamento dos sistemas de controle de vendas do canal de distribuição com o fabricante e a identificação, e os seus impactos na performance de vendas do fabricante. Este estudo também analisa os comportamentos positivos como consequência da identificação. A partir de análise de equações estruturais, os resultados demonstram que tanto a adesão do canal a sistemas de controle do fabricante e a identificação influenciam positivamente os resultados de vendas do fabricante, como também demonstram que a identificação gera comportamentos positivos do canal de distribuição, a favor da marca do fabricante, e com isso uma maior promoção da mesma. No entanto, os resultados não foram conclusivos em relação ao impacto destes comportamentos positivos nos resultados de vendas do fabricante. Adicionalmente, a identificação gera maior performance de vendas para o fabricante quando há um maior alinhamento dos sistemas de controle de vendas. Estes resultados sugerem que os fornecedores podem exercer influência sobre a força de vendas de canal de distribuição através do reforço da ligação psicológica entre as suas marcas e os vendedores do canal de distribuição. / This study addressed the efforts of manufacturers to influence the behavior of the sales makers of the distribution channel and revealed a motivating influence: identification. From a survey with 147 distribution channel sales makers, this study analyses the impact of manufacturer-channel member control systems alignment and identification, on manufacturer’s performance. This study also examines the positive behaviors as a consequence of identification. From analysis of structural equations, the results demonstrate that both the adherence to manufacturer control systems and identification positively influence the manufacturer sales performance, and also demonstrate that identification generates positive behaviors of the distribution channel in support of the manufacturer's brand. However, the results were inconclusive regarding the impact of these positive behaviors on manufacturer’s sales performance. In addition, identification generates greater sales performance for the manufacturer when there is a greater alignment of manufacturer-channel sales control systems. This results suggests that suppliers can exercise influence over the channel sales force by strengthening the psychological connection between its brands and channel sales personnel.

Este estudo abordou os esforços dos fabricantes para influenciar o comportamento dos vendedores do canal de distribuição e revelou uma ferramenta de influência motivadora: a identificação. A partir de uma survey com 147 vendedores, este estudo explora o alinhamento dos sistemas de controle de vendas do canal de distribuição com o fabricante e a identificação, e os seus impactos na performance de vendas do fabricante. Este estudo também analisa os comportamentos positivos como consequência da identificação. A partir de análise de equações estruturais, os resultados demonstram que tanto a adesão do canal a sistemas de controle do fabricante e a identificação influenciam positivamente os resultados de vendas do fabricante, como também demonstram que a identificação gera comportamentos positivos do canal de distribuição, a favor da marca do fabricante, e com isso uma maior promoção da mesma. No entanto, os resultados não foram conclusivos em relação ao impacto destes comportamentos positivos nos resultados de vendas do fabricante. Adicionalmente, a identificação gera maior performance de vendas para o fabricante quando há um maior alinhamento dos sistemas de controle de vendas. Estes resultados sugerem que os fornecedores podem exercer influência sobre a força de vendas de canal de distribuição através do reforço da ligação psicológica entre as suas marcas e os vendedores do canal de distribuição. / This study addressed the efforts of manufacturers to influence the behavior of the sales makers of the distribution channel and revealed a motivating influence: identification. From a survey with 147 distribution channel sales makers, this study analyses the impact of manufacturer-channel member control systems alignment and identification, on manufacturer’s performance. This study also examines the positive behaviors as a consequence of identification. From analysis of structural equations, the results demonstrate that both the adherence to manufacturer control systems and identification positively influence the manufacturer sales performance, and also demonstrate that identification generates positive behaviors of the distribution channel in support of the manufacturer's brand. However, the results were inconclusive regarding the impact of these positive behaviors on manufacturer’s sales performance. In addition, identification generates greater sales performance for the manufacturer when there is a greater alignment of manufacturer-channel sales control systems. This results suggests that suppliers can exercise influence over the channel sales force by strengthening the psychological connection between its brands and channel sales personnel.

A participação do mercado imobiliário na economia brasileira é bastante relevante, tanto em montante financeiro quanto na complexidade dos processos inerentes às suas transações. O corretor, profissional que faz a intermediação de compra e venda de imóveis, é uma figura-chave desse mercado e portanto, importante de ser pesquisado. O presente estudo almeja examinar a preparação do profissional atuante no mercado imobiliário, o corretor de imóveis, mediante a realização de um estudo de caso com uma empresa líder do setor no mercado de São Paulo, utilizando o instrumento de coleta de dados de questionário por email com os líderes de sua força de vendas e da área de recursos humanos. A empresa-caso está inserida em um contexto de forte aquecimento de negócios conhecido como boom imobiliário, caracterizado por uma combinação de fatores como queda de juros, déficit habitacional e captação de recursos para o setor em bolsa de valores. Este forte crescimento influenciou na definição do escopo do trabalho, já que o corretor de imóveis tem papel fundamental no contexto de aumento do volume de transações e na valorização dos bens imóveis. Para tanto, esta dissertação tem por objetivo compreender como se prepara o corretor de imóveis para atuar no mercado imobiliário brasileiro. A revisão da literatura nas áreas de Gestão de Força de Vendas, Treinamento e Teoria da Agência, orientou a realização de uma pesquisa qualitativa com os objetivos de (i) identificar o tipo de treinamento que o corretor de imóveis recebe por parte das Imobiliárias, no Brasil e (ii) avaliar os temas e conhecimentos relevantes para o treinamento dos corretores de imóveis. Na seqüência, realizou-se uma análise de dados secundários, levantando os assuntos de importância para o ensino específico de mercado imobiliário oferecido nas melhores escolas de negócios dos Estados Unidos. Associada ao referencial teórico essa análise de dados secundários possibilitou a realização de um estudo de caso. Por meio de um questionário, foi possível verificar se o conteúdo encontrado na fundamentação teórica e o ensinado nas melhores escolas dos Estados Unidos estão presentes na preparação que a empresa-caso oferece à sua força de vendas, composta pelos corretores de imóveis. Por último, através do mesmo instrumento de coleta, foram levantadas as dificuldades que os gestores da empresa de comercialização e imóveis do Brasil encontram no treinamento de seus corretores. Algumas considerações finais foram tecidas com base na análise do material de pesquisa e nas respostas fornecidas pelo responsável pela área de vendas e recursos humanos / The participation of the property market in the Brazilian economy is highly relevant, both in financial amount and in complexity of processes involved in your transactions. The real estate broker, professional who intermediates the property buying and selling processes, is a key figure in that market and, therefore, important to be researched. This study aims to examine the preparation of professional working in the real estate market, the realtor, through a case study with a leading company in the market of São Paulo, using the data collection instrument through a questionnaire by email to the managers of its sales force and the area of human resources. The case-company is inserted in a context of strong heating business which became known as real estate boom, characterized by a combination of factors like fall in interest rates, the housing deficit and fund-raising for the sector on the stock exchange market. This strong growth has influenced the definition of the scope of work, since the realtor has a fundamental role in the context of increased volume of transactions and the valuation of property. Thus, the present work aims to understand how to prepare the real estate broker to act efficiently in the Brazilian property market. A review of the literature in the areas of Sales Force Management, Training and Theory of Agency, directed the implementation of a qualitative research with the objectives of (i) identify the type of training that the estate agent receives from the company to which he is associated and (ii) assess the issues and knowledge relevant to the training of the real estate agent. In sequence, a secondary data analysis was held, raising the important subjects to the teaching of specific real estate market offered by the best business schools in the United States. Associated with the theoretical framework, such analysis of data enabled a case study. Through a questionnaire, it was possible to verify that the content found in the theoretical basis and the knowledge taught in the best schools in the United States are present in the preparation that the company offers to its sales force. Finally, using the same data collection instrument, the study raised the difficulties that the managers of case study company face in the training of its brokers. Some final considerations were made on the basis of the material researched and the answers given by the persons in charge of sales and human resources.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:26:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcelo Marques.pdf: 397581 bytes, checksum: 5fc55ba569f12d1a0f6ea62002b60701 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-02-26 / The objective of this study is to understand the interaction role between learner and instructor in learning processes related to professional training using e-learning. The research, based on qualitative design, used semi-structured interview to collect data. The research subjects are sales representatives and sales managers of an international pharmaceutical company, established more than 50 years ago in Brazil. As main results of this study, there is a preference for presential interaction between learners theirselves, and low interaction between learner and instructors in e-learning trainings. Both managers and sales representatives support e-learning trainings but with a strong preference for a mix of distance and presential training classes. Individual learning in e-learning trainings is thereafter shared with team mates and its applicability on daily activities. / Este estudo tem o objetivo de compreender o papel da interação entre aprendiz e instrutor nos processos de aprendizagem em cursos de formação que utilizam e-learning. A pesquisa, de caráter qualitativo, utilizou-se de entrevista semi-estruturada para a coleta de dados. Os sujeitos de pesquisa são representantes e gerentes de vendas de uma indústria farmacêutica estrangeira, e presente no país há mais de 50 anos. Como principais resultados deste estudo, demonstrou-se a preferência da interação presencial entre os aprendizes e baixa interação com o instrutor para os treinamentos e-learning. Tanto os gerentes como os representantes de vendas não descartaram a utilização de e-learning, mas com forte preferência do ensino a distância em conjunto com o presencial. A aprendizagem individual nos cursos de e-learning é compartilhada posteriormente com colegas e sua aplicação na prática.

A força de vendas ocupa papel importante no desempenho das organizações, e em especial naquelas do mercado industrial. As decisões que envolvem a gestão da força de vendas, principalmente as referentes à remuneração, revestem-se de importância, dado seu potencial impacto no desempenho desses profissionais. Esta dissertação, embasada na teoria da contingência, pressupõe que não há um sistema de remuneração ?ótimo ou ideal? e, sim, aquele que melhor se ajusta ao contexto e objetivos organizacionais. Deste modo, a efetividade da estratégia de remuneração depende da existência de ajuste a certos fatores contingenciais aos quais a organização está sujeita com potencial de afetar o sistema. O construto de estratégia de remuneração foi operacionalizado através do repertório de escolhas a disposição dos gestores que têm impacto no desempenho da organização e no uso efetivo de seus recursos humanos. Especificamente quanto à estratégia de remuneração de vendas, a composição da remuneração é uma das escolhas relevantes, por se tratar de escolha na qual reside grande variabilidade entre as empresas, eventualmente de mesmo setor, o que sugere ser fortemente influenciada por fatores contingenciais. Esta dissertação objetiva então, expandir o conhecimento acerca do sistema de remuneração da força de vendas, suas especificidades, escolhas estratégicas envolvidas e fatores contingenciais. Para responder ao problema de pesquisa, optou-se pela realização de estudo exploratório e pelo método qualitativo, mais especificamente pelo estudo de caso, para ampliar o conhecimento sobre o fenômeno estudado, com uso de entrevistas em profundidade semi-estruturadas para levantamento das informações. Sumariamente, as contingências culturais e relacionadas ao macro-ambiente e ao ambiente de negócios se mostraram relevantes nas escolhas corporativas de remuneração nos casos estudados, corroborando os pressupostos teóricos da teoria da contingência e da nova economia institucional. De outro lado, as contingências que afetam as decisões relativas à composição de remuneração são de todos os planos ? do macro-ambiente, do ambiente de negócios, do processo de vendas, papel e, provavelmente, do indivíduo. Alguns fatores se destacaram nas organizações pesquisadas: o grau de incerteza do mercado e do ambiente; a competitividade e estabilidade do mercado; à estratégia competitiva; o ciclo de vida da organização e a cultura organizacional; características do ciclo de vendas, autonomia e supervisão recebida. Pode-se concluir que as decisões relativas à composição devem partir de análise cuidadosa dos ambientes externo e interno, procurando-se observar o seu impacto na reconfiguração do papel da força de vendas. Os resultados apontam para possíveis pontos de atenção na tomada de decisão acerca de sistemas de remuneração de profissionais de vendas, tendo em vista a sua efetividade. / Sales force management presents an important strategic decision to many firms. It has been widely acknowledged that the compensation of the sales force may be used to enhance sales, control sales force activities and improve customer relationships.Despite the ackowledged importance of sales compensation, the literature on the topic is rather limited and esparse. Based on contingency theory, it is proposed that the effectiveness of the type of compensation cannot be adequately assessed without consideration of these factors. It is hypothesized that the effectiveness at realizing intended pay strategies depends significantly on the existence of a match between compensation strategies, organization and the environment. To date, vey little work has been done in development a contngency theory that ties the pay system to the organization`s operating objetives and strategies. This study seeks to expand the emerging compensation strategy literature and examines the various dimensions that may be used to study this construct. Compensation strategy is the repertoire of pay choices available to management, that may, under some conditions, have an impact on the organization`s performance and the effective use of its human resources. Pay mix (the split between fix and variable pay) was assumed to be the most important pay choice for the sales force. Besides that, pay mix is one of the pay strategies that presents great variability between the companies, even from the same economic sector, suggesting that it is influencied by contingency factors. Thus, this study adresses the following key research question: What are the contingency factors that moderate the pay choices (pay strategy)? The contingency fators were studied beyond two major categories: external environment and internal environment. To answer the proposed question, an empirical study was conducted. The study was employed was a case study methodology. Primary data was obtained by in deep interviews .The study offer empirical support for the contingency theory. In particular, macrolevel factors like uncertainly and risk, as well as organizational factors ? corporate culture seemed to be relevant for the corporate pay strategies. On the other hand, ?pay mix? was the pay choice that seems to be influencied by multi-level factors. Some factors appeared to have more influence in the pay mix choices in the searched organizations: the degree of uncertainty of the market and the environment; the competitiveness and stability of the market; the competitive strategy; the organization life cicle and culture; characteristics of the sales cycle autonomy and received supervision. It can be concluded that strategic decision on pay mix must take careful analysis on contingency factors related to external and internal environments, because they tend to shape the sales process and the sales force role. The findings suggests some possible points of attention in the decision concerning to compensation of sales force towards effectiveness and could help practitioners manage the relationship between reward processes and strategy in organization.

The diploma thesis focuses on implementation of a software solution for customer relationship management with respect to a telecommunications service provider. The whole analysis of a project implementation describes introduction of a segment called Sales Force Automation (SFA). The objective of the work is to describe all important steps during the execution of the SFA project implementation, to compare the steps to theoretical recommendations, to assess applicability of procedures with regard to users' experience and reactions during the execution and after the completion of the project and to subsequently determine recommendations for similar projects. The work is structured into a theoretical and practical part. The objective of the theoretical part is to explain the concept of CRM -- Customer Relationship Management, to introduce the recommended project plan of the CRM implementation and to present a selected product, which is Siebel CRM from Oracle. The practical part describes an already finished project implemented by a telecommunications service provider, compares the appropriate procedure to a theoretical recommendation and registers differences. Based on implications and user's reactions there were suitable and unsuitable steps determined and also procedures recommended for an easier transition to a new CRM system with regard to similar projects.

En el escenario actual se presencian diversos cambios coyunturales, uno de ellos es el aumento de la competitividad, factor que incide directamente en el personal de la Fuerza de Ventas, colaboradores con una alta tasa de rotación y que no se encuentran dentro de una oficina permanentemente. Ante ello, las organizaciones deben ser creativas para lograr la retención de su personal, generando work engagement a través de herramientas organizacionales como la gestión de los canales internos, específicamente para la presente investigación, los boletines internos. Ante esto, la presente investigación tiene como pregunta de investigación analizar si existe o no relación entre la gestión de contenido, diseño y frecuencia de envíos de los boletines internos y el work engagement en la Fuerza de Ventas de una aseguradora peruana. Se encontró evidencias teóricas que indicaban la posible relación entre ambas variables, por lo que se planteó la siguiente hipótesis: la gestión de contenido, diseño y frecuencia de envíos de los boletines internos y el work engagement se relacionan en el caso de una aseguradora peruana. Para ello, se aplicó un diseño metodológico no experimental de tipo correlacional con un enfoque cuantitativo concluyente, utilizando el método de investigación de caso de estudio. Se obtuvo que ambas variables poseen diversas tendencias entre sí, concluyendo que algunas variables sí guardan relación directa fuerte, pero otras no; lo que demuestra que no existe relación entre las dos variables analizadas. / In the current scenario, there are several short-term changes, one of them is the increased competitiveness, factor that directly affects the Sales Force, employees with a high turnover rate and who are not permanently in an office. Given this, organizations must be creative to achieve the retention of their staff, generating work engagement through organizational tools such as the management of internal channels, specifically for this research, internal newsletters. Given this situation, this research aims to analyze whether or not there is a relationship between content management, design and frequency of publishment of internal newsletters and work engagement in the Sales Force of a Peruvian insurer. Theoretical evidence was found, that indicates the possible relationship between both variables, so the following hypotheses were raised: content management, design and frequency of publishment of internal newsletters and work engagement are related in the case of a Peruvian insurer. A non-experimental methodological design of a correlational type was applied, with a conclusive quantitative approach, using the case study research method. It was found that both variables have several tendencies among themselves, concluding that some variables do have a strong direct relationship, but others do not; which shows that there is no relationship between the two variables analyzed. / Tesis

This study sought to determine whether a relationship existed between individual salesperson's levels of goal-directed cognition and motivation and their professional success as determined by the percentage of sales goals achieved. Salespersons represented two companies with national sales forces: one from the financial services industry and one from the apparel manufacturing industry. Both groups of salespeople were responsible for complex selling tasks. The skill sets for these professionals included high levels of communication skills, extensive product knowledge, and competitive market knowledge. Survey research, both paper and pencil and online, was conducted using the Hope Scale developed by C. R. Snyder and associates (1991). Hope is defined as a two-dimensional construct of goal-directed thinking: resourcefulness, thoughtful planning to overcome obstacles to goals, and motivation, cognition to sustain momentum toward goal achievement. Theoretically, upon assessing salespersons' Hope scores, organizations would be better prepared to assist those with low Hope Scale Scores (HSS) in one of the two areas. Those with low resourcefulness scores could be trained in cognitive techniques to overcome obstacles to goal achievement. Those with low motivational scores would be identified for further analysis, from a developmental perspective, to better determine what personally initiates and sustains motivation to attain their goals (Snyder, 1991). This study affirmed two of three parts of the hope theory with regard to salespeople. High Hope scores showed significant correlations with high goal achievement, as did one of the subset scores, motivation. The resourcefulness subset score did not correlate significantly with high goal achievement, and also produced low reliability scores.