An approach to reverse flows: motivation in retrospective
An approach to reverse flows: motivation in retrospective

Author(s): Radoslav Škapa
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Transport / Logistics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: reverse flow; motivation; drivers; logistics;
Summary/Abstract: The presented study provides a preliminary insight into shifts of managerial perception; of how managers see the role of reverse flows in Czech companies. The quantitative study suggests that there is a slight shift from cost-efficiency view on reverse flows as indicated by the diminishing role of motives of productivity increase, cost reduction, competitors’ pressure, and value retrieval. At the same time, there is no evidence of the higher concern of indirect marketing effects of reverse flows. Second, cluster analysis revealed that companies in 2017 are rather divided into two equal groups: One group put stress on the marketing aspect of reverse flows, the other on cost efficiency/legislation requirements. In this respect, The CSR remains the only problematic motive to interpret, as the cluster analysis suggests that the CRS is not seen as a part of marketing related.

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