The Mediator Effect of Logistics Performance Index on the Relation between Global Competitiveness Index and Gross Domestic Product
Authors/Creators
- 1. İstanbul Commerce University
- 2. Yıldız University
Description
Logistics sector plays a critical role in social and economic
developments of a country. Therefore understanding the relationship among
the logistic performance, competitiveness and prosperity of a country is
important. Logistics Performance Index (LPI) firstly published by World
Bank in 2007 and repeated in the years 2010, 2012, 2014. In this research the
mediator effect of LPI on the relation between Global Competitiveness Index
(GCI) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was aimed to analyze for the
years 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014. The mediator effect was measured by using
hierarchical regression analyses. As a result of the analyses, the mediator
effect of LPI on the relation between GCI and GDP was found statistically
meaningful. Consequently, the result of the research could be suggested that
the logistics ability of a country dominated the relation between
competitiveness and prosperity.