The document discusses relationship marketing and commitment between Fairtrade, a nonprofit organization, and its customers. It presents conceptual frameworks showing that customers form moral and affective commitment to Fairtrade based on shared values like fair prices and choice. This commitment is demonstrated through identification with Fairtrade's authentic behavior and ethical stance, motivating customers to remain in a long-term relationship. Limitations include the frameworks being subjective and not measuring all customer networks or their strength.
1. POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD EVERY DAY
SHARED VALUES DRIVING COMMITMENT
CHARLOTTE MAGNANI
2. AGENDA CONTEXT:
FAIRTRADE & THEIR CUSTOMERS
DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATIONS:
KEY TERMINOLOGY
FRAMEWORK:
EXISTING & CONCEPTUAL
FAIRTRADES EVIDENCE OF VALUES
THROUGH RELATIONAL & MARKETING
EXCHANGES
MOVING FORWARD:
RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS 2
3. FAIRTRADE & THEIR CUSTOMERS
Fairtrade is a non-profit organisation responsible for
officiating fair trade amongst the supply chain of
selected goods
Donors, fundraising events, campaigns
Organisational partnerships: daily touch-points
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4. DEFINE:
RELATIONSHIP MARKETING
An organisation engaged in proactively
creating, developing and maintaining
committed, interactive and profitable exchanges with
selected customers [partners]
over time is engaged in relationship marketing
Harker 1999, p.16
5. SHARED VALUES
(i) FAIR PRICE:
PRICE PREMIUMS
ALL PARTIES ARE TREATED IN A DIGNIFIED MANNER
(ii) FAIR RESOURCE:
PLANET IS NOT AN INFINITE RESOURCE
RESPONSIBILITY OF CONSUMPTION
(iii) FAIR CHOICE:
DESIRE FOR KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION
BEING ACCOUNTABLE
EMPOWERING CUSTOMERS TO ACHIEVE VALUES
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integration of
corporate social
responsibility
into business
strategy
Crane et al., 2014 p.131
6. COMMITMENT
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INTEGRAL TO ALL RELATIONAL-EXCHANGES
AIDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS
MULTIDIMENSIONAL CONSTRUCT
7. DEFINE:
NORMATIVE COMMITMENT
Moral (normative) commitment suggests that
Fairtrade customers form an attachment with
Fairtrade based on moral judgement that leads to a
higher degree of involvement with the organisation,
aiding them to achieve their goals [shared values]
Adapted from: Gonzalez & Guillen 2007
8. DEFINE:
AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT
Affective commitment implies that the Fairtrade customer
has a psychological bond with the organisation, based on
identification (Verheof et al. 2002) of their [shared
values], which motivates them to remain in a relationship
with Fairtrade because they genuinely want to be there
Adapted from: Vivek et al. 2012 p.135
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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
MORAL COMMITMENT
BASED ON PERCEIVED ETHICAL
STANCE
AUTHENTIC BEHAVIOUR
LEADS TO HIGHER LEVEL OF
IDENTIFICATION
AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT
MOTIVATION TO REMAIN IN A
COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP
acting
according
to ones
values,
preferences,
and
needs
Kernis, 2003 p.16
12. It is essential for organisations to have a successful
community to create demand for goods, provide critical
public assets and a supportive environment
(Porter & Kranmer, 2011 p.66).
13. There is a direct correlation between high levels of involvement
in an organisations activities, and high levels of transparency in
the operations and achievements of that organisation
(MacMillan 2005)
14. SUBJECTIVE
NOT ALL CUSTOMER NETWORKS IDENTIFIED
IMPORTANCE & STRENGTH NOT MEASURED
APPLICATION TO OTHER NPOs
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LIMITATIONS & FURTHER STUDY
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