DAĞITIM KANALLARINDA PERFORMANS, SADAKAT ve BENZERLİK ARASI İLİŞKİLER: ÖRGÜTSEL YETENEKLERİN DÜZENLEYİCİ ROLÜ

Bu çalışmanın ana amacı, dağıtım kanallarında, güven, memnuniyet, özgün yatırımların sadakat ve performans üzerine etkilerinin incelenmesidir. Ayrıca çalışma kaynak bağımlılığı görüşüne (KBG) dayalı olarak, örgütsel yeteneklerin sadakat-performans/benzerlik-performans arası ilişkilerdeki düzenleyici rolünü de araştırmaktadır. Dolayısıyla çalışmada hem doğrudan hem de dolaylı ilişkilere yönelik hipotezler test edilmektedir. Hipotez testleri için, kolayda örneklem metodu kullanılarak ve hazırlanan bir anket vasıtasıyla akaryakıt istasyonlarında yapılan görüşmelerle veri toplanmıştır. Çalışmada regresyon ve korelasyon analizleri uygulandı. Analiz sonuçları değişkenler arası güçlü ilişkilere işaret etmektedir. Çalışma, elde edilen sonuçların teorik ve yönetimsel bulgularının tartışılması ile son bulmaktır.

THE RELATINSHIPS AMONG PERFORMANCE, LOYALTY AND SIMILARITY IN DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS: THE MODERATING EFFECT ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITY

Main aim of this study is to investigate the effects of trust, satisfaction, transaction spesific investments and similarity on loyalty and firm performance in distribution channels. Therefore, based on resource dependence theory, the study was also explored the moderating effect of organizational capability on the relationships between loyalty-performance/similarity-performance. The study tested the hypotheses and investigated both direct and indirect effects among the research variables. For testing our hypotheses, questionnaires were given to gas station firms by face to face. We used convenience sampling method. The research hypotheses were tested by correlation and regression analyses. The results indicated that there were strong relationships among the research variables. Finally, theoretical and managerial implications of the study findings are discussed.

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