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- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- ISSN
- 0954-7517
- DOI
- 10.1108/eb010246
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
An exploratory study examines the relationships between particular managerial practices and qualities of soft intelligence information provided by the sales forces of firms responding to a mail survey. The hypotheses explored were formulated from a review of the literature and anecdotal data. Among the findings are positive associations between managerial practices designed to improve the information provided by the salesforce such as training, involvement in decision making, recognition and performance evaluation and various dimensions of the information gleaned from the salesforce. This paper recommends the use of the salesforce as a source of marketing information, and identifies key managerial practices which may be used to improve the flow of information from the salesforce to the organisation's information system.
Journal
Asia Pacific International Journal of Marketing – Emerald Publishing
Published: Jan 1, 1993