The impact of relational capital management on the logistic effects of the enterprise

The article presents the results of survey research assessing the importance of individual components of relational capital from the point of view of the strategies implemented in enterprises. The relationship between relational capital and logistics processes was also analysed. The analysis of the data was based on the results of surveys from 200 enterprises located in the southern part of Poland. The purpose of the research was to determine the relationship between selected elements of relational capital and the effects of functioning of enterprises in the context of logistics processes. The research conducted and the results obtained allowed to demonstrate that in the studied group of enterprises there were correlations between the approach of enterprises to building relational capital and the results achieved in the context of selected aspects of logistics processes.

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