The Impacts of Relational Norms and Relationship Quality in to Franchisee's Loyalty

The organizations have shifted from transactional to relational approach in maintaining their relationship in inter-organization partnerships and collaborations. The concept of relationship quality (RQ) evolved from relational marketing theory, and provided the impetus for a paradigm shift from tra...

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Main Author: Khairol Anuar Ishak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2016-05-01
Series:International Review of Management and Marketing
Online Access:http://mail.econjournals.com/index.php/irmm/article/view/2451
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description The organizations have shifted from transactional to relational approach in maintaining their relationship in inter-organization partnerships and collaborations. The concept of relationship quality (RQ) evolved from relational marketing theory, and provided the impetus for a paradigm shift from transactional relationships to be more cooperative and service-centred relationships in business-to-business (B2B) processes. RQ has been considered as a key component in most relationship marketing such as buyer-seller, exporter-importer and franchisor-franchisee. This study examine empirically the relationship between RQ, relational mechanisms and loyalty in franchise system from a franchisee‘s perceptive in Malaysia. A total of 400 questionnaires were mailed by using random sample to a local-home grown franchisee. The results show that relational norms are positively influence the relationship quality of franchisor-franchisee relationship. In addition, relationship quality also found positively influenced franchisee loyalty to stay in franchise system. Keywords: Relationship quality, franchising, norms, communication and loyalty. JEL Classifications: D83, J53
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spelling doaj.art-a906eaf0692c4231b057b50fe7416c162023-02-15T16:20:14ZengEconJournalsInternational Review of Management and Marketing2146-44052016-05-0164SThe Impacts of Relational Norms and Relationship Quality in to Franchisee's LoyaltyKhairol Anuar Ishak The organizations have shifted from transactional to relational approach in maintaining their relationship in inter-organization partnerships and collaborations. The concept of relationship quality (RQ) evolved from relational marketing theory, and provided the impetus for a paradigm shift from transactional relationships to be more cooperative and service-centred relationships in business-to-business (B2B) processes. RQ has been considered as a key component in most relationship marketing such as buyer-seller, exporter-importer and franchisor-franchisee. This study examine empirically the relationship between RQ, relational mechanisms and loyalty in franchise system from a franchisee‘s perceptive in Malaysia. A total of 400 questionnaires were mailed by using random sample to a local-home grown franchisee. The results show that relational norms are positively influence the relationship quality of franchisor-franchisee relationship. In addition, relationship quality also found positively influenced franchisee loyalty to stay in franchise system. Keywords: Relationship quality, franchising, norms, communication and loyalty. JEL Classifications: D83, J53 http://mail.econjournals.com/index.php/irmm/article/view/2451
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title The Impacts of Relational Norms and Relationship Quality in to Franchisee's Loyalty
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title_short The Impacts of Relational Norms and Relationship Quality in to Franchisee's Loyalty
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