The impact of salesperson’s training on organizational outcomes

Quality of human resource is an asset to organization. Consequently, quality training can promote both personal and organizational success. This study suggests that training on salesperson’s knowledge and skills can develop the positive beliefs and attitudes which lead to enhance organizational outc...

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Main Authors: Rahman, M. Khalilur, Zailani, Suhaiza, Mamun, Abdullah Al, Jan, Muhammad Tahir, Amerziane, Alileche, Hazeez, Abdulsalam
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Language:English
Published: JSRAD 2015
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author Rahman, M. Khalilur
Zailani, Suhaiza
Mamun, Abdullah Al
Jan, Muhammad Tahir
Amerziane, Alileche
Hazeez, Abdulsalam
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description Quality of human resource is an asset to organization. Consequently, quality training can promote both personal and organizational success. This study suggests that training on salesperson’s knowledge and skills can develop the positive beliefs and attitudes which lead to enhance organizational outcomes. Most organizations meet their needs for training in a haphazard way rather than design training in a rational way. The aim of the study is intended to investigate the impact of training on salespeople’s knowledge and skills for organizational benefits. Data were gathered by surveying 238 salespeople in the Malaysian major retail shopping malls. Data were analyzed using the partial least square technique. Training has significant impact on salesperson’s experience (salesperson’s knowledge and salesperson’s skills), while salesperson’s experience has positive impact on the three categories of organizational outcomes (i.e., productivity, effectiveness and perfor
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spelling iium-444202018-05-21T02:28:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44420/ The impact of salesperson’s training on organizational outcomes Rahman, M. Khalilur Zailani, Suhaiza Mamun, Abdullah Al Jan, Muhammad Tahir Amerziane, Alileche Hazeez, Abdulsalam HF5001 Business. Business Administration HF5437 Purchasing. Selling. Sales personnel. Sales executives Quality of human resource is an asset to organization. Consequently, quality training can promote both personal and organizational success. This study suggests that training on salesperson’s knowledge and skills can develop the positive beliefs and attitudes which lead to enhance organizational outcomes. Most organizations meet their needs for training in a haphazard way rather than design training in a rational way. The aim of the study is intended to investigate the impact of training on salespeople’s knowledge and skills for organizational benefits. Data were gathered by surveying 238 salespeople in the Malaysian major retail shopping malls. Data were analyzed using the partial least square technique. Training has significant impact on salesperson’s experience (salesperson’s knowledge and salesperson’s skills), while salesperson’s experience has positive impact on the three categories of organizational outcomes (i.e., productivity, effectiveness and perfor JSRAD 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44420/1/The_impact_of_salesperson%E2%80%99s_training_on_organizational_outcomes.pdf Rahman, M. Khalilur and Zailani, Suhaiza and Mamun, Abdullah Al and Jan, Muhammad Tahir and Amerziane, Alileche and Hazeez, Abdulsalam (2015) The impact of salesperson’s training on organizational outcomes. Journal of Scientific Research and Development, 2 (8). pp. 48-57. ISSN 1115-7569 http://jsrad.org/wp-content/2015/Issue%208,%202015/8j.pdf
spellingShingle HF5001 Business. Business Administration
HF5437 Purchasing. Selling. Sales personnel. Sales executives
Rahman, M. Khalilur
Zailani, Suhaiza
Mamun, Abdullah Al
Jan, Muhammad Tahir
Amerziane, Alileche
Hazeez, Abdulsalam
The impact of salesperson’s training on organizational outcomes
title The impact of salesperson’s training on organizational outcomes
title_full The impact of salesperson’s training on organizational outcomes
title_fullStr The impact of salesperson’s training on organizational outcomes
title_full_unstemmed The impact of salesperson’s training on organizational outcomes
title_short The impact of salesperson’s training on organizational outcomes
title_sort impact of salesperson’s training on organizational outcomes
topic HF5001 Business. Business Administration
HF5437 Purchasing. Selling. Sales personnel. Sales executives
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/44420/1/The_impact_of_salesperson%E2%80%99s_training_on_organizational_outcomes.pdf