Relationship Marketing Strategies: When Buyer and Supplier Follow Different Strategies to Achieve Performance

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Main Author: Danny Pimentel Claro
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração 2005
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contents Relationship Marketing Strategies: When Buyer and Supplier Follow Different Strategies to Achieve Performance Danny Pimentel Claro Priscila Borin de Borin de Oliveira Claro Decio Zylbersztajn Administración y Contabilidad trust information joint action business networks relationship marketing strategy Relationship marketing is essential for success in business. The need to understand better the differences in thestrategies buyers and suppliers follow is what has motivated this study. We drew on emerging perspectives oninter-firm governance and networks to develop a theoretical framework to understand the success of long-termrelationships. We tested the framework using data from 67 merchant distributors (buyers) and 174 suppliers oftheirs in the Dutch potted plant and flower industry. While the most successful distributors tend to take the“hard”, tangible strategy using transaction specific investments and fostering joint action, the successfulsuppliers take the “soft”, social approach by emphasizing trust and the norm of flexibility in the relationship. 2005 artículo científico 1807-7692 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84120203 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=841 BAR - Brazilian Administration Review application/pdf Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração BAR - Brazilian Administration Review (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.2
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publisher Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração
spellingShingle Relationship Marketing Strategies: When Buyer and Supplier Follow Different Strategies to Achieve Performance
Danny Pimentel Claro
Administración y Contabilidad
trust
information
joint action
business networks
relationship marketing strategy
Relationship Marketing Strategies: When Buyer and Supplier Follow Different Strategies to Achieve Performance Danny Pimentel Claro Priscila Borin de Borin de Oliveira Claro Decio Zylbersztajn Administración y Contabilidad trust information joint action business networks relationship marketing strategy Relationship marketing is essential for success in business. The need to understand better the differences in thestrategies buyers and suppliers follow is what has motivated this study. We drew on emerging perspectives oninter-firm governance and networks to develop a theoretical framework to understand the success of long-termrelationships. We tested the framework using data from 67 merchant distributors (buyers) and 174 suppliers oftheirs in the Dutch potted plant and flower industry. While the most successful distributors tend to take the“hard”, tangible strategy using transaction specific investments and fostering joint action, the successfulsuppliers take the “soft”, social approach by emphasizing trust and the norm of flexibility in the relationship. 2005 artículo científico 1807-7692 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84120203 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=841 BAR - Brazilian Administration Review application/pdf Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração BAR - Brazilian Administration Review (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.2
title Relationship Marketing Strategies: When Buyer and Supplier Follow Different Strategies to Achieve Performance
topic Administración y Contabilidad
trust
information
joint action
business networks
relationship marketing strategy
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84120203