A conceptual framework of global account management capabilities and firm performance

Linda Hui Shi, Shaoming Zou and S. Tamer Cavusgil

International Business Review, 2004, vol. 13, issue 5, 539-553

Abstract: Global account management (GAM), a collaborative process between a multinational customer and a multinational supplier by which the worldwide buying-selling activities are centrally coordinated between the two organizations, has become a critical task for many multinational corporations. A framework for determining GAM dyadic strategic performance and joint profits is introduced. In this framework, three GAM-related capabilities determine GAM performance. These capabilities are Collaborative Orientation, GAM Strategic Fit, and GAM Configuration. In an attempt to establish a research agenda on GAM issues, we develop propositions for each construct. This conceptual framework should help improve understanding of GAM as a dyadic phenomenon and provide a platform on which future empirical study can be conducted. At a practical level, this framework serves as the basis for formulating GAM strategies.

Keywords: Global; account; management; Business-to-business; customer; relationship; management; Dyadic; relationship; Global; strategy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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