Performance outcomes of behavioral
attributes in buyer-supplier relationships
The purpose of this paper is to explain the impact of relationship capital (trust and commitment) and the exchange climate
(communication, conflict resolution and cooperation) on performance satisfaction in the context of buyer–supplier relationships. The study also
examines the influence of national culture on the proposed relationships.
Results suggest that performance satisfaction is highly dependent on the level of relationship capital and climate of information
exchange between buyer and supplier. Quality communication and conflict resolution have the greatest impact on performance satisfaction while
trust’s influence is both direct and mediated by the exchange climate.
trust and commitment as the fundamental ties that bind this
relationship, most studies of behavioral attributes’ performance
outcomes include these two constructs in their definition of
relationship capital (
commitment and trust are key
because they “produce outcomes that promote efficiency,
productivity and effectiveness”.
Commitment is defined as an enduring desire to maintain a
valued relationship