RT Generic T1 The international sales accelerator : a project management tool for improving sales performance in foreign target markets A1 Gerybadze,Alexander A1 Wiesenauer,Simone WP 2018/05/08 AB There is a current research gap in the marketing and management literature regarding the setup of sales and distribution structures as well as the rollout in foreign target markets in order to establish countrywide presences. Due to this gap, we developed the International Sales Accelerator Model. The data collection and verification of the model took place during a thirdparty funds project with Baden-Württemberg’s business development agency, and environmental agency. The results reveal that the model represents a summary of best practices from different internationalization processes of very large companies. It is a seven-stage project management tool with the objective to improve the sales performance of companies entering foreign target markets. K1 Markt K1 Vertrieb K1 Internationalisierung PP Hohenheim PB Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim UL http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/volltexte/2018/1486