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THE GENDER EFFECT ON MANAGING SALESPEOPLE: BUSINESS STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS IN TURKEY

SATIŞ PERSONELİ YÖNETİMİNDE CİNSİYETİN ETKİSİ: TÜRKİYE'DE İŞLETME BÖLÜMÜ ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN ALGILARI

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The findings of this study could have implications for developing and managing an effective sales force and it could also have implications for academics in preparing students for successful sales careers.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study investigates the gender effect of a male versus a female manager in terms of business students' preferences in working for, being trained by, being motivated by, and being rewarded by one or the other.
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Key Findings & Data:Based on 328 questionnaires, the results for the entire sample, as well as male and female subsamples, demonstrate the existence of a gender effect for all but one aspect of managing salespeople.
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Abstract

This study investigates the gender effect of a male versus a female manager in terms of business students' preferences in working for, being trained by, being motivated by, and being rewarded by one or the other. Based on 328 questionnaires, the results for the entire sample, as well as male and female subsamples, demonstrate the existence of a gender effect for all but one aspect of managing salespeople. Also, comparisons of male students to female students reveal significant differences between perceptions of the two genders in terms of the training and motivating functions. The study found that the subjects as a whole, as well as the male and female subsamples, have a preference for male managers over female managers. The findings of this study could have implications for developing and managing an effective sales force and it could also have implications for academics in preparing students for successful sales careers.

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Bu çalışmada, işletme bölümü öğrencilerinin gelecekte satış personeli olmaları halinde, birlikte çalışmaları, motive edilmeleri, eğitilmeleri ve ödüllendirilmeri bağlamında erkek ya da kadın yönetici tercihlerinde cinsiyet etkisi araştırılmaktadır. Yapılan 328 anketin sonuçları örneklemin tümü için olduğu gibi kız ve erkek alt örneklemi için de satış personelinin yönetilmeleri dışında hepsi için cinsiyet etkisinin olduğunu göstermiştir. Aynı zamanda, kız ve erkek öğrencilerin karşılaştırılmalarından elde edilen sonuçlar, eğitim ve motivasyon fonksiyonlarında iki cinsiyetin algıları arasında önemli farklılık olduğunu ortaya çıkarmıştır. Çalışmada, örneklemin tümünün olduğu gibi kız ve erkek alt örnekleminin de kadın yöneticilere karşı erkek yöneticileri tercih ettikleri görülmüştür. Bu çalışmanın bulguları, yöneticiler için etkili bir satış gücünün geliştirilmesi ve yönetilmesinde, akademisyenler için de öğrencilerini başarılı bir satış kariyerine hazırlanmasında yol gösterici olabilir.

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PINAR, M., ESER, Z., HARDIN, J. R. (2010). THE GENDER EFFECT ON MANAGING SALESPEOPLE: BUSINESS STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS IN TURKEY. Bogazici Journal: Review of Social, Economic and Administrative Studies, Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 1, 1–19. https://ajindex.com/articles/145829

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