Operations-Finance Nexus and Business Sustainability; Transportation Sector Evidence

The companies’ resources comprise the basics for business operations. Their qualifications and configuration significantly influence the operation results. Operations continuity and results, on the other hand, are significantly influenced by revenue management, investment, and finance policies. Traceability of this pattern and analyzing the sustainability of operations-finance nexus are therefore important within the perspective of finance acumen. In this research, operations-finance nexus and its role in business sustainability are analyzed with the financial data of one of the 30 leading transportation companies via path model analysis. Autonomous tests via three intra-model parameters of intensity ratios are realized in three levels. According to the analysis findings, the model is validated in three operation segments (shipping, trucking, multimodal) and in all tercile intervals of insourcing, investment, and liquidity intensities, the model generated significant results.