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Impact of key account management orientation on company's non-financial performance

By
Vasva Klopić ,
Amer Klopić ,
Amer Klopić
Adi Alić
Adi Alić

Abstract

Key account management (KAM) in theory is described as a strategic approach distinguishable from account management or key account selling that should be used to endure long-term development and retention of strategic customers. This article presents the importance of key account management orientation in today's business and how it affects the non-financial performance of companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, we will present the results of ongoing research that aims to identify the influence of key account management orientation on company non-financial performance in different industry sectors. Data were collected from several companies in different industries considering a company as a unit of analysis. Research instrument - questionnaire compromised scales that had been validated and found reliable in previous research. Item total reliability and confirmatory factor analysis will be used to test the reliability and validity of the constructs. Furthermore, the structural equation modelling (SEM) technique will be employed to analyze the effects of key account management orientation on a company's non-financial performance. It is to be expected that the results of the conducted research show a statistically significant impact of key account management orientation on a company's non-financial performance in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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