THE MEDIATOR ROLE OF GLOBAL CONNECTEDNESS IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Author(s) -
Ümit Çelebi,
Mustafa Emre Civelek
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
business and management studies an international journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-2586
DOI - 10.15295/bmij.v6i4.321
Subject(s) - social connectedness , mediator , human development (humanity) , psychology , economic growth , economics , social psychology , medicine
Economic growth indicates a decent standard of living but it falls short of explaining human well-being and economic development in the long run. Human development, by being a broader concept, includes not only economic growth but also education and health indicators. It, therefore, better indicates longer term economic development and human well-being of a country. Number of studies already point to a significant relationship between logistics performance and economic growth. This research investigates whether a similar relationship between logistics performance and human development exists and the mediator role of global connectedness, which is related to both concepts. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to examine the mediator role of global connectedness in the relationship between logistics performance and human development. The results of the analysis show that global connectedness plays a partial mediator role in the relationship between logistics performance and human development.
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