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TY - JOUR
T1 - Practitioner problems with gauging market orientation: an exploratory investigation.
AU - Mason, Katy
AU - Harris, Lloyd C.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - Despite the credibility of the market orientation concept, it is still not being fully realised by practitioners. Many perceive their companies to be orientated to the consumer, but the evidence is contrary and the development of a genuine market orientation remains elusive. This paper identifies eight common reasons why managers misinterpret their companies’ market orientation levels and identifies what could be done to rectify the situation. These observations lead to a number of conclusions and implications for both theory and practice.
AB - Despite the credibility of the market orientation concept, it is still not being fully realised by practitioners. Many perceive their companies to be orientated to the consumer, but the evidence is contrary and the development of a genuine market orientation remains elusive. This paper identifies eight common reasons why managers misinterpret their companies’ market orientation levels and identifies what could be done to rectify the situation. These observations lead to a number of conclusions and implications for both theory and practice.
KW - Market Orientation
KW - Management Practice
U2 - 10.1016/j.lrp.2005.04.007
DO - 10.1016/j.lrp.2005.04.007
M3 - Journal article
VL - 38
SP - 373
EP - 391
JO - Long Range Planning
JF - Long Range Planning
SN - 0024-6301
IS - 4
ER -