TY - JOUR AB - The second of a two‐part study, this article focuses on motivational theories and how they relate to the specific concerns of sales management. The categories of theory considered are: need, value and reinforcement; and then three further approaches are covered: attribution theory, goal‐setting theory and the dynamics of action. It is concluded that motivational behaviour with regard to salespeople seems to be a function of three entities: salesperson, self, and outcome. VL - 29 IS - 4 SN - 0025-1747 DO - 10.1108/00251749110140339 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/00251749110140339 AU - Simintiras Antonis C. AU - Lancaster Geoffrey A. PY - 1991 Y1 - 1991/01/01 TI - Salesforce Motivation: A State‐of‐the‐art Review (Part II) T2 - Management Decision PB - MCB UP Ltd Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -