Abstract
Examines market orientation and its relationship with return on asset (ROA), return on equity (ROE), and sales-per-employee within a novel context, banks in Saudi Arabia. Toward this end, a sample of 92 bank managers was investigated. Findings indicate that banks in Saudi Arabia are marginally market-oriented and that market orientation is unrelated to ROA, ROE, and sales-per-employee. Further, results imply that executives of firms, in general, should weigh the external environment in which the firm operates before adopting a market-oriented philosophy because market orientation may not be a preferred orientation under all circumstances.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 317-328 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Services Marketing |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 1 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Banks
- Empirical studies
- Market research
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Marketing