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Guo, Lei and Ng, Irene C. L. (2012) The antecedents of salespeople's relational behaviors. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Volume 27 (Number 5). pp. 412-419. doi:10.1108/08858621211236089 ISSN 0885-8624.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/08858621211236089
Abstract
Purpose – This paper aims to examine the driving factors of salespeople's relational behaviors in the business to business marketing context.
Design/methodology/approach – The hypotheses were tested through a quantitative study via an online survey. Data were collected from 224 salespeople dealing with business customers in manufacturing as well as service industries in China.
Findings – The results showed that perceived consequences, affect-based judgment and salespeople's communal or exchange orientation influenced their relational behaviors. In particular, communal orientation, perceived reciprocity from the customer, and a liking for the customer positively affected relational behaviors, whilst exchange orientation had a negative impact on those behaviors.
Originality/value – This paper provides a framework of the antecedents to salespeople's relational behaviors in the business to business marketing context, filling in the gaps found in previous research by studying the driving factors, not the outcomes, of individual salespeople's relational behaviors.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing | ||||
Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0885-8624 | ||||
Official Date: | 2012 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 27 | ||||
Number: | Number 5 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 412-419 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1108/08858621211236089 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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