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The paper suggests a framework for mobile applications aimed at supporting salespersons’ tasks for greater performance when they are operating within a highly mobile work environment. To do so the paper starts by providing a review of mobile technologies characteristics in terms of mobile devices, connectivity and mobile applications. After deriving a set of propositions, the paper offers some concluding remarks and suggests areas for future research
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BenMoussa, C. (2005). A Task-Based Framework for Mobile Applications to Enhance Salespersons’ Performance. In: Lawrence, E., Pernici, B., Krogstie, J. (eds) Mobile Information Systems. MOBIS 2004. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol 158. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22874-8_4
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