PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine how the mediating effect of strategic management impacts the relationship between dynamic capabilities and firm performance concerning environmental munificence in 3rd party logistics (3PL) firms operating in Turkey.Design/methodology/approachVariance-based structural equation modeling algorithm and correlation analysis were applied to survey data obtained from (n = 482) a top manager from 3PL companies.FindingsResults revealed that dynamic capabilities were a strong predictor for organizational performance, environmental munificence also emerges as a key predictor for dynamic capabilities and strategic management, and strategic management fully mediates the link between dynamic capabilities and organizational performance, suggesting that they function as substitutes in affecting performance outcomes.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper provides empirical evidence of the relationship between the dynamic capability adaptation, strategic management, environment and performance of 3PL firms. As a limitation, the results are based on survey research with a limited sample size.Practical implicationsOrganizations should manage not only dynamism but also the scarcity of environmental resources found to be significant on both dynamic capabilities and strategic management. Additionally, in the logistics sector, managers should focus on the big picture while they empower and lead capable followers to transform this strategic view into operational-level changes.Originality/valueDepending on the relationships between constructs, studying environmental munificence is a different topic than the dynamic environment concept in the effectiveness of dynamic capabilities of 3PL firms. As well as dynamic capabilities at the level of individual and strategic management relationship on organization performance are confirmed.

This study investigates the effect of environmental conditions on firm performance in the Turkish logistics sector, in the context of the mediating role of strategic posture and interaction between the variables. The data set covering the Marmara region was expanded to cover all Turkey, and the hypotheses in the research model created by extending the period were retested and the study was repeated. The sector was analyzed on a country basis by comparing the findings. In this research, a survey was conducted with 475 people working in managerial positions in firms operating in the Turkish logistics sector. Empirical evidence regarding the mediating role of strategic posture was obtained from this study. As a result, it was determined how important it is for Turkish logistics companies to have a strategic posture, and it is a very important complement in terms of improving performance. In addition, the necessity for companies examined within the scope of the study to make strategic choices in line with the impact of environmental conditions was revealed.

The effects of environmental conditions on firm performance are investigated in this study. Within the scope of the research, the relationships between the strategic posture and the performance of logistics companies in varying environmental conditions were examined. During this study, the interaction between variables was also investigated by predicting the presence of the mediating effect of strategic posture. In this context, a research model and related research hypotheses were developed. The created research model was comprised of the three-dimension of environmental conditions developed by Dess and Beard (1984), six dimensions of strategic stance developed by Venkatraman (1989), and firm performance variables. A survey related to the research was conducted with 264 people working in managerial positions in 218 logistics companies operating within the scope of the research to test the hypotheses in the research model. The analysis of the obtained data was performed by the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method utilizing the SPSS and AMOS software program. According to the analysis results, it was determined that the strategic posture variable has a full mediating effect between environmental conditions and firm performance. As a result, by enabling logistics companies to realize their strategic posture features, information was provided to guide them on how to improve their performance in changing environmental conditions.

ÖZGünümüz dünyasında firmalar rakiplerinden daha fazla müşteriye hizmet vermek ve rakiplerinden daha fazla pazar payı elde edebilmek amacıyla sürekli rekabet hali içerisindedirler. Firmaların rekabet sürecinde kalıcı avantajlar elde edebilmesi rakiplerine nazaran daha fazla yeteneğe sahip olmasını gerektirmektedir. Önemli olan firmaların sahip oldukları yeteneklerini pazarın dinamizmine göre yeniden yapılandırabilmesi ve pazarın koşullarına duyarlı hale getirebilmesidir. Bu süreçte firmaların ve yöneticilerin yeteneklerinin farkına varabilmeleri ve sürdürülebilir rekabet avantajı elde edebilmenin kaynağına ulaşabilmeleri gereklidir. Çalışmada; öncelikli olarak, organizasyonların sahip oldukları yeteneklerin dinamik mi yoksa operasyonel mi olarak değerlendirilmesi gerektiğinin ayrımı literatür desteğiyle ortaya konulmuştur. Bu bağlamda; dinamik yetenekler görüşünün firmaların pazar ve müşteri performanslarına nasıl katkıda bulunduklarını belirleyerek, hizmet sektöründe ağırlıklı rolü olan lojistik firmaları üzerinde yapılan nicel bir araştırma ile ortaya koymaktır. Araştırmanın bağımsız değişkenini dinamik yetenekler, bağımlı değişkenini müşteri ve pazar performansı oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma modelinde, değişkenler arasında bağlantı kurularak lojistik sektörü üzerindeki etkisi nicel bir çalışma ile ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır. Çalışmada, anket yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemi ile Marmara bölgesinde İstanbul ilinde yer alan ve lojistik sektöründe yönetici olarak çalışan 122 yöneticiye anket uygulanarak veriler elde edilmiştir. Veriler, SPSS istatistik paket programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda, dinamik yeteneklerin müşteri ve pazar performansı üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisinin olduğunu göstermektedir.

The prevailing business methods have a strong focus on environmental sustainability. To that aim, the rising concern about environmental issues in the supply chain has sparked the growth of green supply chains. Organizations are also highly interested in planning and implementing green strategies. In that case, the innovative approach is labeled as the primary driver of change from traditional to green in the supply chain. Therefore, environmental sustainability innovations are examined in this chapter as the forces behind the green supply chain in organizations. 172 waste management and recycling companies are the samples of the study, where path analysis with partial least squares-based structural equation modeling was conducted to test the hypotheses. The findings demonstrate a strong connection between green supply chains and improvements in resource conservation, energy reduction, managing environmental communication, and pollution.