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The Effects of Customer and Competitor Orientations on Performance In Global Markets: A Contingency Analysis

Author
Zhou, Kevin Zheng; Brown, James R.; Dev, Chekitan; Agarwal, Sanjeev
Abstract
Should companies adjust their orientations toward customers or toward competitors in global markets? To answer this question, we use contingency theory and examine how the effects of customer and competitor orientations on performance are moderated by different environmental conditions. Our results from the global hotel industry indicate that a customer orientation works better in economically developed markets, as well as in markets with good local business conditions, greater resource availability, and demanding customers. In contrast, a competitor orientation is more effective in markets that are economically developing, have poor local business conditions, and face resource scarcity.
Date Issued
2006-07-01Subject
customer orientation; competitor orientation; firm performance; market environment; hotel industry
Related DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400259Rights
Required Publisher Statement: © Palgrave Macmillan . Final version published as: Zhou, K. Z., Brown, J. R., Dev, C. S., & Agarwa, S. (2007). The effects of customer and competitor orientations on performance in global markets: A contingency analysis. Journal of International Business Studies, 38(2), 303-319. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
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article