Making agency theory work for supply chain relationships: a systematic review across four disciplines
Purpose Contemporary supply chain relationships inherently rely on delegation of work
between organizations and, thus, are subject to agency problems for which a wide range of …
between organizations and, thus, are subject to agency problems for which a wide range of …
Engaging the sales force in digital solution selling: how sales control systems resolve agency problems to create and capture superior value
Purpose Digital solutions (DS) that build on recurring revenue models (RRMs) offer new
opportunities to continuously create and capture superior value. However, many firms fail to …
opportunities to continuously create and capture superior value. However, many firms fail to …
Product recall effectiveness and consumers' participation in corrective actions
Firms struggle to respond to product recalls and achieve high recall effectiveness, ie, the
percentage of affected consumers who participate in corrective actions. We present the first …
percentage of affected consumers who participate in corrective actions. We present the first …
The performance impact of marketing dualities: a response surface approach to resolving empirical challenges
We examine issues associated with various operational measures and model specifications
in marketing-duality research that focuses on either a balancing or a combining perspective …
in marketing-duality research that focuses on either a balancing or a combining perspective …
From personal to online selling: How relational selling shapes salespeople's promotion of e-commerce channels
In the digital economy, many business-to-business companies expect their salespeople to
promote e-commerce channels to customers as alternative ways to purchase. However …
promote e-commerce channels to customers as alternative ways to purchase. However …
Customer–salesperson price negotiations during exceptional demand contractions
Extant literature has studied how customer–salesperson price negotiations evolve in
“normal” circumstances. However, recent economic recessions illustrate the need to …
“normal” circumstances. However, recent economic recessions illustrate the need to …
The perks and perils of artificial intelligence use in lateral exchange markets
Artificial intelligence (AI) clearly can benefit standard business models, in which firms sell
products to buyers. But the outcomes of greater reliance on AI in peer-to-peer marketplaces …
products to buyers. But the outcomes of greater reliance on AI in peer-to-peer marketplaces …
Customer-oriented salespeople's value creation and claiming in price negotiations
Although customer orientation is widely endorsed as a crucial salesperson characteristic,
little is known about its effect in price negotiations with customers. This study rectifies this …
little is known about its effect in price negotiations with customers. This study rectifies this …
A theory of predictive sales analytics adoption
Given the pervasive ubiquity of data, sales practice is moving rapidly into an era of predictive
analytics, using quantitative methods, including machine learning algorithms, to reveal …
analytics, using quantitative methods, including machine learning algorithms, to reveal …
Estimating financial information asymmetry in real estate transactions in China-an application of two-tier Frontier model
This study applies the two-tier stochastic frontier model to estimate the distribution of
housing transaction information in Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Ningbo, and Jinhua (four cities in …
housing transaction information in Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Ningbo, and Jinhua (four cities in …