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
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