Implementation of organizational policies can be extremely difficult because employees may not comply with them. A survey of 110 salespersons was conducted in Hong Kong to investigate the role of influence tactics in influencing employees' willingness to comply with policies for improvement of quality. Salespersons responded best to tactics of exchange and upward appeals while assertive tactics received the lowest score.
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