Home/Paper Details

Archive

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Commercial Excellence as Executive Strategy: Pricing Governance, Tender Leadership, and International Key Account Management

Authors:Aydin Ture
Open Access

Journal Type:Research Article

Subject:Business Studies

Subject Field:Business and Management

Volume:199, Issue: 1, June, 2026

Publish Date:June 23, 2026 4:09 pm

Pages:596-612

Download:8

Views:9

Abstract

Commercial excellence has traditionally been interpreted as a function of sales performance optimization, market penetration tactics, and customer relationship management. However, in capital-intensive and globally integrated industrial enterprises, commercial activity transcends transactional sales and evolves into a strategic governance function embedded at the executive level. Pricing discipline influences margin architecture; tender decisions resemble capital allocation commitments; and international key account management determines risk concentration and liquidity exposure. 

This paper reconceptualizes commercial excellence as executive strategy, positioning it as an integrated governance system linking pricing authority, tender leadership, and global account control to enterprise-level profitability and growth execution. By developing a structured commercial governance framework, the study demonstrates how disciplined executive oversight transforms commercial operations into a core driver of sustainable EBITDA performance, working capital stability, and long-term value creation. The contribution extends business management theory by embedding commercial decision-making within strategic architecture rather than operational sales mechanics. 

© 2026 International Journal of Research Publications (IJRP). All rights reserved.