Price satisfaction and producer loyalty: the role of mediators in business to business relationships in Kenyan mango supply chain
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Price satisfaction and producer loyalty : the role of mediators in business to business relationships in Kenyan mango supply chain. / Mutonyi, Sarah; Beukel, Karin; Gyau, Amos; Hjortsø, Carsten Nico Portefée.
In: British Food Journal, Vol. 118, No. 5, 2016, p. 1067-1084.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Price satisfaction and producer loyalty
T2 - the role of mediators in business to business relationships in Kenyan mango supply chain
AU - Mutonyi, Sarah
AU - Beukel, Karin
AU - Gyau, Amos
AU - Hjortsø, Carsten Nico Portefée
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate which dimensions of price satisfaction influence producers’ trust in buyers and assess the mediating role of such trust in the relationship between price satisfaction and producer loyalty in fresh fruit supply chains. Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional study design using both semi-structured interviews and structured questionnaires was used. The study was conducted in the Eastern part of Kenya and included 600 smallholders. Data were analysed using structural equation modelling. FindingsThe results show that price fairness, price reliability, and relative price are dimensions of price satisfaction that affect producers’ trust in the buyer. Moreover, trust between the producer and the buyer is found to be a strong mediator between price satisfaction and producer loyalty. The findings support recent studies about trust and its mediating role. Research limitations/implicationsThe paper is based on a cross-sectional study design, limiting the causal inferences which can be drawn. Producers’ preferences change with time and future studies should be based on longitudinal designs. Originality/valueThis paper shows the relationship between the multi-dimensional nature of price satisfaction and producer loyalty with trust as a mediating variable in the business-to-business (B2B) context. Although B2B relationships have been shown to be of great importance for smallholders in enhancing business performance with their buyers, little attention has been given to the role of trust as a mediator. This study offers interesting insights into the how trust plays a mediating role between price satisfaction and loyalty in a developing country context.
AB - PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate which dimensions of price satisfaction influence producers’ trust in buyers and assess the mediating role of such trust in the relationship between price satisfaction and producer loyalty in fresh fruit supply chains. Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional study design using both semi-structured interviews and structured questionnaires was used. The study was conducted in the Eastern part of Kenya and included 600 smallholders. Data were analysed using structural equation modelling. FindingsThe results show that price fairness, price reliability, and relative price are dimensions of price satisfaction that affect producers’ trust in the buyer. Moreover, trust between the producer and the buyer is found to be a strong mediator between price satisfaction and producer loyalty. The findings support recent studies about trust and its mediating role. Research limitations/implicationsThe paper is based on a cross-sectional study design, limiting the causal inferences which can be drawn. Producers’ preferences change with time and future studies should be based on longitudinal designs. Originality/valueThis paper shows the relationship between the multi-dimensional nature of price satisfaction and producer loyalty with trust as a mediating variable in the business-to-business (B2B) context. Although B2B relationships have been shown to be of great importance for smallholders in enhancing business performance with their buyers, little attention has been given to the role of trust as a mediator. This study offers interesting insights into the how trust plays a mediating role between price satisfaction and loyalty in a developing country context.
U2 - 10.1108/BFJ-09-2015-0319
DO - 10.1108/BFJ-09-2015-0319
M3 - Journal article
VL - 118
SP - 1067
EP - 1084
JO - British Food Journal
JF - British Food Journal
SN - 0007-070X
IS - 5
ER -
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