Outcome- and behavior-based performance assessment of sales managers : the influence of hierarchical level

• Autorzy: Rajiv Mehta , Rolph E. Anderson , Takao Ito , Jolanta Mazur
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

What objective and subjective criteria are employed in assessing the performance of sales managers? Are sales managers at different hierarchical levels appraised using the same performance assessment dimensions? Because of the paucity of research on these topics, finding and documenting answers to these important questions serves as the primary impetus for this empirical investigation. Results show that the performance of sales managers is not conducted using a homogeneous set of performance assessment factors. Specifically, the jobs that sales managers perform at the upper levels of the sales management hierarchy are evaluated using criteria that are distinctly different from those performed at the lower levels. Findings also reveal that, as sales managers ascend the management hierarchy, their performance assessment centers more on attaining strategic marketing objectives and economic outcomes. Sales managers at lower hierarchical levels are appraised using criteria that primarily involve managing, leading, controlling, and directing sales force-related activities. Managerial implications are discussed, drawbacks of the study identified, and directions for future research proffered. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Evaluation criteria; Sales manager

PL

Kryteria oceny; Menedżer sprzedaży

• Czasopismo: International Journal of Management and Economics
• Rocznik: 2012
• Numer: nr 36
• Strony: 51--69

Twórcy

autor

Rajiv Mehta

autor

Rolph E. Anderson

autor

Takao Ito

autor

Jolanta Mazur

• Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie

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