Sales Management-Chapter 10
Sales Management-Chapter 10
Sales Management-Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Motive
Behaviour Tension
reduction
Goal
Motives and Motivational Drives
• Primary • Security
• General • Achievement
• Secondary • Approval
• Loyalty
• Advancement
• Leadership
• Human behaviour
Theories of Motivation
• Content
• Process
• Reinforcement
Content Theories
Need hierarchy theory
Hertzberg’s two factor theory
Alderfer’s ERG theory
McGregor Theory X and Y
Z theory of William Ouchy
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Self-actualization need
10%
Esteem need
20%
10%
Social need
10%
Physiological need
Herzberg’s Two-factor Theory
Neutral state of motivation, satisfaction, High state of motivation, satisfaction, and
and performance performance
Extrinsic/content/hygiene/maintenance Intrinsic/context/motivators/satisfiers
• Corporate policy and administration • Achievement
• Relationship with supervisor • Recognition
• Work conditions • Work
• Salary • Responsibility
• Relationship with peers • Advancement
• Personal life • Growth
• Relationship with subordinates
• Status
• Security
• Supervision
Process Theories
Equity theories
Explain the relationship of employee motivation with the perception
and feelings of the salespeople.
Expectancy theory
Was propounded by Victor Vroom who stated that motivation is a
product of three factors, namely, valence (emotional orientations
people hold w.r.t. outcomes), expectancy and instrumentality.
Expectancy Theory
• Specifically, Vroom says that an individual's motivation is
affected by how much they value any reward associated
with an action (Valence), how much they believe that by
putting effort into something they will be able to generate
good results (Expectancy) and how much they believe
that generating good results will
Expectancy Theory
E-P expectancy P-O expectancy Valence of the outcome of
Perceived likelihood of Perceived likelihood of V (Anticipated satisfaction
successful performance of receiving an outcome given of each outcome)
a given effort successful performance
Outcome 1
Outcome 3
Factors influencing the motivation of the
salesperson
• Personal characteristics
• Environmental conditions
• Organizational policies
The four stages of salespeople progress during their career:
1. Exploration stage
2. Establishment stage
3. Maintenance stage
4. Disengagement stage
Designing a Motivational Programme
• Programme objective
• Motivational tools
• Individual methods
• Group methods
• Communication
• Auxiliary environment
• Feedback
Motivational Issues and Evolving Needs
Company
Company
New
New Experienced
External new recruits Internal recruits
New
• Enculturate into company
• Socialize into sales force • Socialize into sales force
• Clarify sales role • Clarify sales role responsibilities
responsibilities
Sales
profession
Hired guns Old hands
Unsuccessful Successful
Experienced
• Enculturate into company • Review job Fitness • Recognize
• Socialize into sales force • Supervise and coach achievement
• Clarify sales role • Improve working • Develop new
responsibilities environment skills