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Study on Air Logistics Service Provider's Performance Under Post Covid19 Situation: Focusing on Trust and Reciprocity  

Moon, Myungjoo (Dept. of Airline service, Kyungbok University)
Koh, InKon (Dept. of Global Business Admin. Kangnam University)
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship / v.17, no.3, 2022 , pp. 135-145 More about this Journal
Abstract
Due to COVID 19, we are facing unprecedented phenomena. Among various industries, the aviation industry, as it is directly affected by the corona crisis is actively establishing various survival strategies, such as expanding cargo transportation. The market size of air cargo transportation is continuously increasing due to the characteristics that distinguish it from other transportation, and as individualism and selfishness deepen in the aftermath of COVID 19, it can be inferred that the concept of reciprocity within distribution channels will become important in the post-corona era. The specific contents of this study(research question) are as follows. First, as a central member of the air logistics distribution channel, logistics service companies business process and the sub-dimensions of trust of are identified, and how trust is built with transportation companies is investigated. Second, the effect of such trust on the various performances of logistics service companies is analyzed. Third, we examine whether the influences of the sub-dimensions of trust change according to the perceived reciprocity of logistics service companies. In addition, we investigate whether the perceived reciprocity changed before and after the corona situation. In particular, this study theoretically integrates the concepts of trust and commitment, which have been distinguished in many prior studies, to improve the parsimony and practicality of the research model. This study will be able to present useful academic and practical implications by empirically examining how trust is built between members of the air logistics distribution channel and furthermore, how much it affects the performance of logistics service companies, and by identifying the moderating effect of reciprocity.
Keywords
Post Covid 19; trust; reciprocity; performance; distribution channel; air logistics service provider;
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