SALES FORCE PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE & PERFORMANCE WITH INTERVENING ROLE OF SELF-EFFICACY AND MODERATING ROLE OF SUPERVISORY SUPPORT: THE CASE OF BANK ISLAMI PAKISTAN
Abstract
The Islamic banking industry in Pakistan is evolving rapidly over the last decade. Islamic banks are growing in a competitive environment with other conventional banks, but still, there are several challenges that they have to address in order to compete with conventional banks. These include employees‘ misunderstandings regarding Islamic banking, its operations, products, and services. Importantly, the knowledge and competence in Islamic banking employees especially in sales force while dealing with their customers have been questioned. Drawing on social cognitive theory, this study aims to investigate impact of sales force product knowledge on performance with intervening role of self-efficacy and moderating role of supervisory support in the context of Bank Islami Pakistan. Survey data of 447 employees (sales force) were collected from 54 cities all over Pakistan. Structural equation modeling was employed using SMART PLS. Results indicate that sales force product knowledge has a positive impact on self-efficacy. Similarly, self-efficacy positively influences sales force performance. However, sales force product knowledge does not have any impact on sales force performance. As a result, self-efficacy fully mediates the relationship between sales force product knowledge and sales force performance. Further analysis reveals that supervisory support positively moderates between selfefficacy and sales force performance. Theoretical and managerial implications have been discussed.
Keywords: Sales force Product knowledge; Sales force Performance; Sales force self-efficacy; Supervisory Support; Islamic Banking; Pakistan
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