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Table 1 Analysis of the studies reviewed (Summarised from the literature)

From: Making sense of maritime supply chain: a relationship marketing approach

No

Author(s)

Method(s)

Relationship Focus

Research Contribution

1

Dwyer and Oh (1987)

Questionnaires

Manufacturers & Dealers

Satisfaction, Minimal opportunism and Trust

2

Crosby et al. (1990)

Questionnaires

Sales people & Customers

Satisfaction and Trust

3

Lagace et al. (1991)

Questionnaires

Physicians & Sales people

Trust and Satisfaction

4

Moorman et al. (1992)

Questionnaires

Providers & Users of market research

Perceived quality and Commitment

5

Han et al. (1993)

Questionnaires

Purchasing agents & Sales people

Trust and Satisfaction

6

Johnson et al. (1993)

Questionnaires

Distributors & Suppliers

Satisfaction, Cooperation and Relationship stability

7

Wray et al. (1994)

Questionnaires & Interviews

Financial intermediaries & their Customers

Satisfaction and Trust

8

Morgan and Hunt (1994)

Questionnaires & Interviews

Retailers & Customers

Trust and Commitment

9

Kumar et al. (1995)

Questionnaires

Manufacturers & Dealers

Conflict, Trust and Commitment

10

Bejou et al. (1996)

Questionnaires & Interviews

Sales people & retail customers

Satisfaction and Trust

11

Menon et al. (1996)

Questionnaires

Intraorganizational

Conflict

12

Leuthesser (1997)

Questionnaires

Suppliers & Buyers

Satisfaction and Trust

13

Doney and Cannon (1997)

Questionnaires

Suppliers & Buyers

Trust

14

Dorsch et al. (1998)

Questionnaires

Vendors & Purchasing executives

Trust, Satisfaction, Commitment and Opportunism

15

Smith (1998a)

Questionnaires

Purchasing professionals & Sales representatives

Trust, Satisfaction and Commitment

16

Smith (1998b)

Questionnaires

Sellers & Buyers

Trust, Satisfaction and Commitment

17

Selnes (1998)

Questionnaires

Food producers & their Customers

Trust and Satisfaction

18

Bowen and Shoemaker (1998)

Questionnaires

Hotels & their Guest

Trust and Commitment

19

Jap et al. (1999)

Interviews

Buyers & Sellers

Trust, Conflict, Disengagement and Continuity

20

Baker et al. (1999)

Questionnaires

Suppliers & Resellers

Trust, Satisfaction and Commitment

21

Johnson (1999)

Questionnaires

Suppliers & Distributors

Trust, Fairness and Absence of opportunism

22

Garbarino and Johnson (1999)

Questionnaires

Service providers & Customers

Trust, Satisfaction and Commitment

23

Hennig-Thurau (2000)

Questionnaires

Manufacturers & Customers

Trust, Product-related quality perception, Emotional and calculative and commitment

24

Naudé and Buttle (2000)

Questionnaires

Suppliers & Suppliers

Trust, Satisfaction, Coordination, Power and Profit

25

Boles et al. (2000)

Questionnaires

Business & Business

Trust and Satisfaction

26

Goodman and Dion (2001)

Questionnaires

Manufacturers & Distributors

Commitment

27

De Ruyter et al. (2001)

Interviews

Business & Business

Trust and Commitment

28

Hewett et al. (2002)

Questionnaires

Buyers & Sellers

Trust and Commitment

29

Woo and Cha (2002)

Questionnaires

Hotels & Their Guest

Trust and Satisfaction

30

Henning-Thurau et al. (2002)

Questionnaires

Service business & their Customers

Satisfaction and Commitment

31

Friman et al. (2002)

Case study

Service firms & their International partners

Trust and Commitment

32

Lang and Colgate (2003)

Questionnaires

Financial service providers & Online retail customers

Trust, Satisfaction, Commitment, Social bonds and Conflict

33

Keating et al. (2003)

Focus group & Questionnaires

Online retailers & E-shoppers

Trust, Effort, Value, Understanding and Communication

34

Walter et al. (2003)

Questionnaires

Suppliers & Customers

Trust, Satisfaction and Commitment

35

Roberts et al. (2003)

Questionnaires

Service firms & their customers

Trust, Satisfaction and Commitment

36

Sanzo et al. (2003)

Questionnaires

Industrial firms and Suppliers

Trust, Conflict and Value of relationship

37

Woo and Ennew (2004)

Questionnaires

Business & Business

Cooperation, Adaptation and Atmosphere

38

Fynes et al. (2004)

Questionnaires

Supplier chain – Manufacturers

Trust, Adaptation, Communication and Cooperation

39

Venetis and Ghauri (2004)

Questionnaires & Interviews

Advertising agencies & Business customers

Commitment

40

Lages et al. (2005)

Questionnaires

Exporters & Importers

Amount of information sharing, Communication quality, Long-term relationship orientation and Satisfaction

41

Bennett and Barkensjo (2005)

Questionnaires & Interviews

Charities & their Beneficiaries

Trust, Benevolence and Commitment

42

Farrelly and Quester (2005)

Questionnaires & Interviews

Football teams & Sponsors

Trust and Commitment

43

Van Bruggen et al. (2005)

Questionnaires

Business & Business

Trust, Satisfaction, Commitment and Conflict

44

Huntley (2006)

Questionnaires

Buyers & Sellers

Trust and Commitment

45

Ramaseshan et al. (2006)

Questionnaires

Departmental stores & their Tenants

Satisfaction and Commitment

46

Ulaga and Eggert (2006)

Questionnaires & Interviews

Purchasing managers & vendors

Trust, Satisfaction and Commitment

47

Leonidou et al. (2006)

Questionnaires

Exporters & Importers

Adaptation, Communication, Commitment, Cooperation, Satisfaction, Trust and Understanding

48

Carr (2006)

Interviews

Information systems managers & system Users

Trust, Satisfaction and Commitment

49

Beatson et al. (2008)

Questionnaires

Business & Leisure travellers

Trust, Satisfaction and Commitment

50

Chang and Ku (2009)

Questionnaires, Interviews & case study

Providers & Retailers

Trust, Satisfaction and Commitment

51

Vesel and Zabkar (2010)

Interviews

Retailers & Customers

Trust, Satisfaction and Commitment

52

Morry and Kito (2009)

Questionnaires

Human relationship – Spouse

Trait and Perception

53

Barry and Doney (2011)

Questionnaires

Suppliers & Retailers

Trust, Satisfaction and Commitment

54

Clark et al. (2011)

Questionnaires

Physicians & Sales representatives

Benefit, investment and dependences

55

Gentzler et al. (2011)

Questionnaires

Parental relationship

Communication

56

Keating et al. (2011)

Questionnaires

Businesses & Customers

Service delivery and loyalty

57

Leonidou et al. (2013)

Questionnaires

Exporters & Importers

Cooperation, communication, trust and commitment

58

Lin (2013)

Questionnaires

Service providers & their Customers

Trust and satisfaction

59

Rafiq et al. (2013)

Questionnaires

Retailers & Online grocery shoppers

Trust, Satisfaction and Commitment

60

Ying-Ping (2013)

Questionnaires

Suppliers & Retailers

Trust, Satisfaction, Commitment, Cooperation, Coordination and Adaptation

61

Atrek et al. (2014)

Interviews

Business & Business

Service performance, Service quality and Product quality

62

Lai (2014)

Questionnaires

Business & Customers

Service quality and Perceived value