Marketing effectiveness and its precursors

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the linkages between leadership, organisational trust, and marketing effectiveness, in service businesses within three service categories (health care, hotel, and resort) in Vietnam.

Design/methodology/approach

The research utilizes ANOVAs and structural equation model.

Findings

The findings revealed that transactional leadership is associated with calculus‐based trust. Transformational leadership, on the other hand, cultivates knowledge‐based trust and identity‐based trust, which in turn positively influence marketing effectiveness. A direct relationship between transformational leadership and marketing effectiveness is also examined.

Originality/value

The research offers insight into the role that leadership and trust play in determining marketing effectiveness in service businesses in Vietnam.

Citation

Trong Tuan, L. (2012), "Marketing effectiveness and its precursors", Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, Vol. 24 No. 1, pp. 125-152. https://doi.org/10.1108/13555851211192731