Investigating the effect of moderator variable on managerial ethical activities on altruistic marketing in Islamic business

Subject Areas : business management

sara amirhesari ¹ , Hossein Emari ² , Hossein Gharebiglo ³ , hossein budaghi ⁴

1 - Department of Business Management, , ajabshir Branch, Islamic Azad University, ajabshir, iran.
2 - Department of Business Management, , Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, bonab, iran.
3 - Department of Business Management, , ajabshir Branch, Islamic Azad University, ajabshir, iran.
4 - Department of Business Management, , tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, tabriz,, iran.

Received: 2020-10-15 Accepted : 2020-11-26 Published : 2021-06-22

Keywords: Business environment, Business performance, Altruistic Marketing, leader’s ethical action,

Abstract :

The main purpose of this research is to conceptualize and operationalize "altruistic marketing" in the business environment and business performance. The method of this research is mixed. The statistical population of the research is in the qualitative section "Professors working in the seminaries of East Azerbaijan province" and in the quantitative section "Students of the seminaries of East Azerbaijan province". In order to analyze the data in the qualitative part, the hidden content analysis has been used and in a small part, the Prasse software has been used. Statistical results showed that the effect of altruistic marketing on the business environment is positive and significant. Similarly, the impact of altruistic marketing on business performance was positive and significant .The impact of the business environment on business performance was also positive and significant . Statistical results also showed that the interaction between neo-friendly marketing and the leader's ethical activities on business performance was positive and significant The findings show that the indirect effect of neo-friendly marketing on business performance is significant by moderating the leader's ethical activities This evidence suggests that the indirect effect of altruistic marketing on business performance through the business environment is moderated by the leader's ethical activities.