scholarly journals Consumer Orientation and Competitor Awareness on Firm Performance in the Bottled Water Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-92
Author(s):  
James Ichoroh
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Theoretical Implication ◽  
Bottled Water ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Water Industry ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Consumer Orientation

Purpose:  To assess the Influence of strategic positioning indicators namely customer orientation and competitor awareness on firm performance in the bottled water Industry, with sector standards as a moderating variable. Design/Method/Approach: This study adopted a quantitative methodology and cross-sectional explanatory study design of which a sample of 424 licensed bottled water firms were randomly selected. Structured questionnaires were distributed to the managers and a factor analysis was used to reduce the number of variables and establish the underlying constructs, while the analysis of moments of structures was applied to develop theory. Findings: It was found that there exists a positive and significant relationship among consumer orientation and competitor awareness on firm performance. The moderating effect of water sector standards on consumer orientation and firm performance was found to be statistically significant and operates fully or in part as a mediating variable in predicting the influence of competitor awareness on firm performance. Theoretical Implication: This study concluded that to enhance firms’ performance measured in terms of growth, there is need to manage and sustain consumers’ needs based on gender and age preferences, buying behavior as well as conducting market analysis and have internal capability to retaliate. Originality/Value: This study will not only add value to the existing body of knowledge in strategic management, but will also address the application of strategic position to improve firm performance. Research Limitations/Future Research: Since the study was quantitative, there was risk of omitted variable and nonresponse bias, limited access to performance data and lack of previous research on the subject. Future research should extend to other categories of firms which have diverse decision processes and purchase intentions amongst consumers. Paper type: Empirical

scholarly journals Social capital and internationalization of commercial banks in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 41-51
Author(s):  
Philip P. Omondi ◽  
Joyce W. Ndegwa ◽  
T. C. Okech
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Foreign Market ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Personal Impact

Purpose – tо study sought to delve into social capital and commercial banks' internationalization in Kenya drawing on the internationalization concept. Design/Method/Approach. The research adopted a positivist philosophical approach and used a descriptive cross-sectional research design targeting top and middle-level managers in Kenya's commercial banks. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 22.0 for both descriptive and inferential statistics. Structural Equation Modelling was used to establish the influence of social capital on commercial banks' internationalization in Kenya. Findings. The findings established a significant and positive relationship between the components of social capital: inter-cultural empathy, inter- personal impact and diplomacy, and commercial banks' internationalization. Practical implications. The results have significant consequences: Firstly, social capital has a positive and statistically significant relationship with commercial banks' internationalization. Secondly, all dimensions of social capital affect the acquisition of foreign market knowledge and financial resources. Thirdly, the use of individuals' social capital often changes during internationalization. Originality/Value. The study's novelty demonstrates the interaction of commercial banks' managers in Kenya on the application of social capital as an internationalization orientation process. Research Limitations/Future Research. The research contributes to the advancement of location theory. It opens avenues for future research to establish what extent social capital is beneficial to banks that have ventured into international markets. Paper type – empirical.

scholarly journals Testing the Applicability of Narver and Slater’s Market Orientation Concept and Firm Performance in Botswana Companies

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olumide Jaiyeoba ◽  
Donatus Amanze
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Symmetric Component ◽  
Sample Data ◽  
Result Show ◽  
Competitor Orientation

<p><em>In existing Market orientation research,</em><em> </em><em>the components of the market orientation construct are generally theorized to follow the conceptualizations of either Kholi and Jaworski</em><em> </em><em>(1990)</em><em> </em><em>or Narver and Slater</em><em> </em><em>(1990).</em><em> </em><em>This study looks into the nature of the correlational relationship between market orientation and firm performance using sample data from firms in Botswana.</em><em> </em><em>How Narver and Slater’s scale for measuring the extent of market orientation is investigated,</em><em> </em><em>tested,</em><em> </em><em>and used for Botswana Context.</em><em> </em><em>Two symmetric component measures of market orientation</em><em> </em><em>(customer orientation and Competitor orientation)</em><em> </em><em>are developed,</em><em> </em><em>tested in a cross-sectional questionnaire survey.</em><em> </em><em>Result show a positive correlation between market orientation and business performance,</em><em> </em><em>and Narver and Slater’s scale was discovered to be better suited for Botswana context, when focusing on the symmetric component measures of customer orientation and competitor orientation.</em><em> </em><em>Academicians are thus provided with insights with respect to the content and symmetry of component measures of market orientation construct and their relation to Botswana’s firm Performance.</em><em></em></p>

scholarly journals The Impact of Transformational Leadership on Job Performance and CSR as Mediator in SMEs

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faiza Manzoor ◽  
Longbao Wei ◽  
Mohammad Nurunnabi ◽  
Qazi Abdul Subhan ◽  
Syed Irshad Ali Shah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

Leadership style is an important factor that affects the enhancement of organizational performance and employee’s job performance, and what objectives they should pursue, which also makes a profit for their employees or makes another social and economic contribution to society. The present study was developed to observe the impact of transformational leadership on job performance and to investigate the mediating mechanism of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Primary data were collected from the employees by using a cross-sectional design method. Employees who participated in the study are working in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of Pakistan. A total of 300 questionnaires were circulated, and 130 were received. The Regression analysis was executed to examine whether CSR mediated the correlation among transformational leadership and job performance. The results of the study suggest that transformational leadership positively and completely predicts job performance. Particularly, the study finds that CSR significantly mediated the effect of transformational leadership on job performance. On the basis of these findings, it can be explicated that transformational leadership, job performances, and CSR are important elements of an organization. These elements can improve organizational performance. Theoretical implications of the recent study are discussed, and offer directions for future research in the area.

Proactive environmental management and performance by a controlling family

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Chun Huang ◽  
Ying-Jiuan Wong ◽  
Min-Li Yang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Pollution Prevention ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Environment Friendly ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – This study examined how proactive environmental management affects firm performance and whether a controlling family moderates this effect. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopted content analysis to collect data on listed Taiwanese firms and used cross-sectional regression analysis to examine the relationship between proactive environmental management and firm performance as well as the moderating role of a controlling family. Findings – The results indicated that not all types of proactive environmental management are positively associated with firm performance and that a controlling family might be more effective in low-risk proactive environmental management practices. Research limitations/implications – The focus was on the impact of proactive environmental management from the perspective of stockholders. Future research could investigate its impact on other stakeholders as well. Practical implications – The findings might convince managers that the stereotype of an environment-friendly firm – that the more its green initiatives, the less competitive it becomes – may not necessarily be true. Investing in product-focused pollution prevention could increase revenues and improve performance. Even though process-focused pollution prevention is negatively associated with firm performance, companies are not expected to reduce investment in green processes since they are required for the production of environment-friendly products. Originality/value – This study adopted a multi-dimensional approach to reveal how different types of proactive environmental management affect firm performance. The authors used the controlling family as a moderating variable to determine whether it moderates the relationship between proactive environmental management and firm performance.

Market orientation, entrepreneurial orientation and performance in emerging markets

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 560-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Gruber-Muecke ◽  
Katharina Maria Hofer
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how market-oriented and entrepreneurial-oriented behaviour drives firm performance in an emerging markets context. Design/methodology/approach – Using data from 170 Austrian exporters to Central and Eastern Europe, the authors test a conceptual model including market-oriented and entrepreneurial-oriented practices as predictors of performance. Findings – Results indicate that both market-orientated and entrepreneurial-oriented strategies have positive performance effects in emerging markets. Research limitations/implications – A limitation is that firms were not examined longitudinally, as this is a cross-sectional study. Future research may include longitudinal studies or focus on other markets/regions. Practical implications – Firms are encouraged to adopt a market-oriented and entrepreneurial-oriented strategy to achieve better results in international, emerging market operations. Originality/value – The authors add to the emerging economy research literature by studying the relevance of market orientation and entrepreneurial orientation in determining firm performance in emerging markets. Furthermore, this study supports the generalizability of findings from an advanced to an emerging economies research setting.

scholarly journals Core Competencies and Resource Allocation in the Performance of Bottled Water Industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Ichoroh ◽  
Kellen Kiambati ◽  
Levi N. Mbugua
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Bottled Water ◽  
Marginal Effect ◽  
Water Industry ◽  
Water Sector ◽  
Effect Of Water ◽  
Core Competences ◽  
The Relationship

Research question: This paper examines the influence of core competencies, resource allocation and water sector standards on the performance of firms in the bottled water industry. Motivation: For firms in the bottled water industry to remain afloat, their performance against their targets needs to be assessed (Murugesan et al., 2016). Examining trends over time is essential since stakeholders and investors are concerned with enhanced performance. This study conceptualizes that the performance of firms dealing with bottled water are influenced by core competencies (Hirindu, 2017), resource allocation (Catherine & Lee, 2017) and that there is an intervening effect of water sector standards. Idea: The idea behind this study is to model the relationship among core competencies, resource allocation and firm performance in the bottled water industry and also to examine the moderating effect of water sector standards in explaining firm performance (Ichoroh, 2021).  Data: The study used quantitative cross-sectional survey design of which the population of interest comprised of 80 licensed bottled water manufacturing firms in Kenya. Open and closed ended questionnaires were administered to managers of bottled water firms. Data on demographic characteristics, firms core competencies, resource allocation and sector standards were collected. Tools: Factor Analysis was used to scale, classify, delineate patterns and enhance hypothesis testing, while structural equation modelling was applied to infer whether the survey items matched the measured constructs. Findings: The indicators of core competences had 57% variation on firm performance and increase in core competences by a factor of 0.804% led to improvement of firm performance by 1%.  The indicators for resource allocation had 17% variation on firm performance and the marginal effect was 1.738%.  The water sector standards intervening effect in the relationship between core competence and firm performance was found not to be significant but the intervening effect of water sector standards on resource allocation and firm performance was significant. Contribution: The study gives indicators of repositioning strategies in the bottled water industry and provides insights to the government on policy regulations and standards.

Person-organization fit: bibliometric study and research agenda

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 573-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Blanco dos Santos ◽  
Silvia Marcia Russi De Domenico
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Future Research ◽  
General View ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Productive Author ◽  
Person Organization Fit

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a research agenda on person-organization fit (P-O fit). Design/methodology/approach – A systematic review of the literature from a bibliometric perspective is performed. All documents indexed in the Scopus database with the term “person-organization fit” in the title were mapped. Findings – An increasing interest in P-O fit since the 1990s is observed. Amy L. Kristof-Brown, affiliated to the University of Iowa, is the most productive author. All empirical studies from our sample used quantitative methodology and non-probabilistic sample, and 85.9 per cent of them were cross-sectional. The similarity conceptualization of P-O fit and the perceived fit perspective have been adopted more often. Job satisfaction, intention to leave and organizational commitment are the most studied outcomes of P-O fit. Research limitations/implications – By offering a general view of the production on P-O fit, the paper may be valuable not only for those who aim to start researching on the field, but also for practitioners who may benefit from an overview of the field to evaluate interventions to increase the fit between employees and organizations. Noticing the absence of publications from Latin America, and taking into account the positive outcomes of P-O fit to individuals and organizations, this paper aims to stimulate researchers from this region to develop research on P-O fit. Originality/value – Original insights for future research are presented: The need for qualitative studies to understand the individual perception of fit; the study of complementary P-O fit from a needs–supplies perspective; and the need to consider the multi-dimensionality of constructs that are taken as content of fit, which may offer a possible answer to Van Vianen’s (2001) claim about the “value of fit”.

scholarly journals Customer orientation and financial performance relationship: the mediating role of innovative capability

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirela Jeffman dos Santos ◽  
Marcelo Gattermann Perin ◽  
Cláudia Simões ◽  
Cláudio Hoffmann Sampaio
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Technological Turbulence ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Innovative Capability ◽  
Managerial Implications

Abstract: Existing research establishes customer orientation (CO) per se as insufficient to achieve higher levels of financial performance (FP). Such reasoning suggests the need for additional skills and capabilities, such as, innovative capability (IC). In addition, environmental variables (e.g., Technological Turbulence – TT) affect these relationships. This paper explores the relationships and effects of CO and IC on FP under different TT conditions. A research framework and hypotheses were developed. The framework captures the following relationships: (i) the direct influence of CO on FP; (ii) the mediating role of IC on the CO/FP relationship; (iii) the moderating role of TT over the mediation of IC on the CO/FP relationship. The fieldwork included an exploratory stage, followed by a cross-sectional survey applied to managers in medium-sized companies in Brazil. Findings revealed that IC partially mediates the relationship between CO and FP, in particular in high TT environments. Managerial implications and avenues for future research are presented.

Internal Marketing, Customer Orientation, and Organizational Commitment: Moderating Effects of Work Status

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 180-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meiju Huang ◽  
Mei-Yen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Internal Marketing ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Status ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Time Service

Associations among internal marketing, customer orientation, and organizational commitment were examined, particularly with regard to the moderating effects of work status on the relationships between internal marketing and customer orientation or organizational commitment, in a cross-sectional design with structural equation modeling. Two studies ( Ns = 119 and 251) were conducted among full- and part-time service employees at Taipei Sports Centers. Internal marketing was associated with organizational commitment and customer orientation. Customer orientation was associated with organizational commitment and partially mediated the relation between internal marketing and organizational commitment. Furthermore, work status significantly moderated the relationships between internal marketing and customer orientation but not between internal marketing and organizational commitment. Implications and directions for future research were discussed.

A Silenced Population

Crisis ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 433-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Gryglewicz ◽  
Melanie Bozzay ◽  
Brittany Arthur-Jordon ◽  
Gabriela D. Romero ◽  
Melissa Witmeier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
At Risk Youth ◽  
Peer Relationship ◽  
Student Records ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Method Student

Abstract. Background: Given challenges that exceed the normal developmental requirements of adolescence, deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) youth are believed to be at elevated risk for engaging in suicide-related behavior (SRB). Unfortunately, little is known about the mechanisms that put these youth potentially at risk. Aims: To determine whether peer relationship difficulties are related to increased risk of SRB in DHH youth. Method: Student records (n = 74) were retrieved from an accredited educational center for deaf and blind students in the United States. Results: Peer relationship difficulties were found to be significantly associated with engagement in SRB but not when accounting for depressive symptomatology. Limitations: The restricted sample limits generalizability. Conclusions regarding risk causation cannot be made due to the cross-sectional nature of the study. Conclusion: These results suggest the need for future research that examines the mechanisms of the relationship between peer relationship difficulties, depression, and suicide risk in DHH youth and potential preventive interventions to ameliorate the risks for these at-risk youth.

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