• DocumentCode
    2211611
  • Title

    The Perceived Impact of Mobile Sales Force Automation Systems on Salespeople´s Performance

  • Author

    Scornavacca, Eusebio ; Sutherland, Adam

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Inf. Manage., Victoria Univ. of Wellington, Wellington
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    7-8 July 2008
  • Firstpage
    270
  • Lastpage
    279
  • Abstract
    Research on the use of mobile applications by the sales force has increased over the past couple of years, however, little is still known about the impact of these solutions on the sales peoplepsilas performance. This paper explores the perceived impact of mobile sales force automation (mSFA) on sales peoplepsilas performance. The findings indicate that salespeople and management share different perceptions in regards to the extent that mSFA could improve individual performance. The paper concludes with a summary of the findings and recommendations for future research.
  • Keywords
    electronic commerce; human factors; mobile computing; sales management; mobile business; mobile sales force automation systems; sales people performance; Automation; Business communication; Databases; Information management; Information technology; Marketing and sales; Mobile communication; Productivity; Technology management; Wireless networks; Mobile Information Systems; Sales Force Automation; Salespeople Performance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Mobile Business, 2008. ICMB '08. 7th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Barcelona
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-3260-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-0-7695-3260-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICMB.2008.12
  • Filename
    4570186