Analysis of the Effect of Social Media Strategy on Social Media Marketing Strategy and Organizational Performance of Chain Supermarkets

Subject Areas : Strategic Management Researches

abolfazl danaei ¹ ( استادیار مدیریت رسانه، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد سمنان )
moslem moeen ² ( دانشجوی دکترای مدیریت رسانه، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد سمنان )

Received: 2017-01-07 Accepted : 2017-05-19 Published : 2017-11-22

Keywords: Organizational Performance, social media, Marketing Strategy,

Abstract :

Today’s companies crave for creating connection with their customers in order to recognize them better, utilize their ideas, learn from them, realize their needs, provide the best services for them and consequently improve their own performances. One of the ways to create connection which nowadays is of great interest, is using social media. Thus, the purpose of this research is to analyze the role of social media strategy and its relation with organizational culture, organizational learning, organizational maturity, organizational agility, social network, innovation direction, social media marketing strategy and organizational performance in Tehran’s chain supermarkets. In order to accomplish this purpose, information of 32 chain supermarkets of Tehran, and views of 73 managers and social media experts in these 32 companies were gathered. In this study, structural equation modeling and Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis are employed to conduct confirmatory factor analysis and item-level variance partitioning. Results indicate that elements of social media marketing strategy, organizational culture, organizational learning, organizational maturity, organizational agility, social network and innovation direction are among key factors affecting organizational performance of chain supermarkets.

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