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Volumen 7, Asunto 3 (2018)

Artículo de investigación

The Antecedents of Category Management towards Customer Enhanced Services and Effects on Customer Satisfaction in Pharmaceutical Retailing: A Study with Special Reference to Medical Shops (Drug Stores) at Kanchipuram Town

 Ramanathan V and Sonia C

Category planning and management is the vital strategic part of retailing. It is the instrument for differentiated customer service and customer satisfaction. The cause of category planning and management induce the effect on retention of customers in competitive retailing environment. The present study focuses to understand the antecedents of category planning and management among the pharmaceutical retailing by considering the product mix dealing of healthcare, oral care, skin care, personal care and homecare products and its line dealt by the drug stores for the enhanced service to customers on customer satisfaction as well retention at Kanchipuram town. The Category Management process undertaken by the medical shop retailers in the study area comprises product assortment, availability, pricing, promotion and reachability as important constructs with identified sub items through previous studies. The empirical data required for the study were collected from the customers during the time of purchase in different retail formats of pharmaceutical shops belong to brand and unbranded retailers in the study area. The conceptual theoretical background on retail Category Management model influence on enhanced customer service and customer satisfaction was tested through structural equation model (SEM-covariance) with the help of AMOS 17.0. The major observations of the study proclaims that the Category Management aspects have direct influence on enhanced customer service and no direct influence on customer satisfaction but at the same time the effect of enhanced customer service is high on customer satisfaction.
Artículo de investigación

Does Organizational Culture Effect on Association Between Intellectual Capital and Cost Characteristics?

 Mehdi Heidari, Hamze Didar and Yaser Vafa

Purpose: In line with the knowledge-based economy development, their intellectual capitals play a vital role in achieving a sustainable competitive advantage. In the context of developing economy, cost management is taken into consideration as one of the most important strategies to attain financial success and organizational performance within the competitive market. Since intellectual capital and cost characteristics management are among the factors leading to improvement of financial performance indicators among companies, and considering the fact that these terms can function as improving the efficiency and effectiveness in assumed organizations along with perceiving that organizational culture is one of the fundamental fields of organizational change and transform, the present study was developed to examine the association between intellectual capital and cost characteristics with a focus on mediating effect of organizational culture among the companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchanges and over the counter.   Design/methodology/approach: To this end, the information pertinent to 168 companies for 7 years through 2010 to 2016 was used. To test the research hypotheses, the present study made use of multivariate regression method based on mixed data.   Findings: The results indicated that there was a positive and significant relationship between intellectual capital and organizational culture as well as cost characteristics. In addition, it was concluded that there was a positive and significant relationship between organizational culture and cost characteristics. Ultimately, it was found that the effect of organizational culture (as the mediator variable) in the relationship between intellectual capital and cost characteristics was significant.   Originality/value: Organizational culture models play a key role in increased managers’ awareness and organizational practitioners. It is necessary that organizational managers, particularly in developing countries pave the way for increased efficiency and organizational effectiveness through referring of mixed models and develop strategic studies with respect to the conformation of these models.

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