scholarly journals MARKET ORIENTATION OF COMPANIES WITH THE BRAND “ZNAČKA KVALITY SK”

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 437-442
Author(s):  
Simona Šályová ◽  
Janka Táborecká-PetroviÄŤová ◽  
Alena Kaščáková
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Whitney Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship

Market orientation represents an established concept whose implementation leads to the achievement of superior performance. Specific features of market-oriented companies are the subject of many studies for years. The purpose of this article is to examine the market orientation of two types of companies from foodstuff industry in Slovakia. In this article we compare the market orientation of food producers who are holders of certificate of quality “Značka kvality SK” and those who are not. “Značka kvality SK” is a certificate awarded by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic. In our research, we would like to find out if the companies which are awarded as leaders in food quality have a predisposition for market-oriented behavior. In our research we used statistical parametric t-test and the non-parametric Mann-Whitney test. The results indicate that there is no significant difference between market orientation of producers who hold the certificate of quality “Značka kvality SK” and those who do not. These findings support the assumption that concept of market orientation is applicable for all kinds of companies. This article presents partly the results of complex research focused on investigating the relationship between market orientation and business performance.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Employee Engagement

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton Vorina ◽  
Miro Simonič ◽  
Maria Vlasova
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Modern World ◽  
P Value ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
The Public ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis paper examines the relationship between employee engagement and job satisfaction. People spend most of their time at work, and their motivation is considered to be an important factor for job performance. Enthusiastic employees, who focus their efforts on achieving their companies′ goals are a key competitive advantage in the modern world. The effect of employee engagement on business performance has been studied by various experts. They found out the similar conclusion: “the more enthusiastic the workers are, the better operating results they achieve for the company”. An occasional sample of 594 respondents who are employed in the public and non-public sector in Slovenia was used for the purpose of this study. The main goal of the research is to determine whether (and how) the employee engagement influences job satisfaction. A written survey was conducted from 4 January 2016 to 14 March 2016. IBM SPSS 20 was used for the statistical analysis. The results confirm that the relationship between employee engagement and job satisfaction is positive and statistically significant (5 % significance level), based on the linear regression F (1, 583) =296.14, p-value = 0.000, R-square = 0.337. The results also show that there is no statistically significant difference between employee engagement and gender and there is no statistically significant difference between job satisfaction and gender.

scholarly journals The Role of Business Ethics in the Relationship between Market Orientation and Business performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-94
Author(s):  
Gusti Oka Widana ◽  
Sudarso K Wiryono ◽  
Mustika S Purwanegara ◽  
Mohamad Toha
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Managerial Implication ◽  
Strategic Actions ◽  
Islamic Business Ethics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
A Company

The positive of impact of market orientation toward business performance of a company is a common wisdom in the marketing literatures. Hence the prior studies recommend that the connection will depend on other strategic actions. In this regards, this study tries to assess the construct of business ethics as the precedent of market orientation in the context of Indonesia Islamic banks. Upon assessing data using SmartPLS, this study finds that market orientation is the determinant of business performance and Islamic business ethics is the precedent of market orientation. However, market orientation is not effective as the mediator in the relationship between Islamic business ethics and business performance. The discussion of this finding is provided as well as the managerial implication at the end of this paper.

scholarly journals A preliminary study on the Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs about Stuttering (UTBAS) questionnaire in Croatia

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-51
Author(s):  
Ena Klarin ◽  
Ana Leko Krhen ◽  
Suzana Jelčić Jakšić
Keyword(s):  
Therapy Outcome ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Socially Anxious ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Negative Thoughts ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Adults Who Stutter ◽  
The Relationship

Along with disrupted speech fluency, people who stutter often develop a fear of speaking or fear of social situations that may lead to the emergence of social anxiety disorder. This has been the subject of numerous studies during recent decades, and specific questionnaires have been developed to assess relationships between stuttering and anxiety. The Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs About Stuttering (UTBAS) Questionnaire (St Clare et al. 2009) was developed recently and has been applied to evaluate the frequency and belief in thoughts about stuttering and the degree of anxiety induced by such thoughts. The aim of our preliminary study was to test the Croatian translation of the UTBAS (UTBAS-C) on people who stutter and those who do not stutter and to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference between these two groups, i.e. whether people who stutter are more socially anxious than people who do not stutter. Participants were 16 adults who stutter and 16 controls with normal fluence, aged 18-40 years. Because the results were not distributed normally, all data were analyzed with a non-parametric statistical method. The results showed a statistically significant difference between adults who stutter and those who do not. People who stutter had higher total scores on the Questionnaire, i.e. they are more socially anxious or have more negative thoughts and beliefs regarding speech-related situations than fluent adults. The results of our preliminary study are not unexpected and are consistent with most previous studies on the relationship between stuttering and anxiety. However, as there is a lack of specific instruments in the Croatian language that can be used in diagnosing adults who stutter, especially their attitudes and emotions, our translation of and further research on the UTBAS should help to fill that absence. This study should also alert clinicians working with adults who stutter of the importance and influence of attitudes and beliefs on therapy outcome.

scholarly journals The relationship between a market orientation and financial performance in South African organisations

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Loubser
Keyword(s):  
Market Orientation ◽  
South African ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Business Culture ◽  
Business Excellence ◽  
Organisational Dynamics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Business Philosophy

Organisations are in constant flux and with powerful universal trends such as globalisation, technological discontinuity, deregulation and new competencies within a continuously changing environment, both business leaders and academics are searching for new insights into organisational dynamics. In recent years more and more academics have suggested that a market orientation should be considered as a business philosophy and/or business behaviour that will lead to better business performance. However, not much research has been done on this organisational phenomenon and it is not well understood. Market orientation has been defined in this study as the business culture that is focused on creating mutually rewarding relationships between customers and the organisation based on a foundation where (I) the interests of all stakeholders are actively pursued: (2) competitive advantage is based on the organisation's ability to learn from the market itself, and to mobilise core competencies in response: (3) a set of beliefs exists that puts the customer's interests first: and (4) processes exist that support this belief. This study differs from previous empirical research on market orientation in that it takes a systemic view of market orientation, rather than a cause-effect view. It considered 449 unlisted and 51 listed organisations, and found that a market orientation leads to better financial results. Also, market orientation is a necessary, but maybe not sufficient, condition for business excellence, and further research needs to be done in this regard.

Does Market Orientation Mediate between Knowledge Management Orientation and Business Performance?

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 1950039
Author(s):  
Rayees Farooq ◽  
Sandeep Vij
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir ◽  
Management Orientation ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of the study is to test the relationship between knowledge management orientation (KMO) and business performance (BP). KMO is a higher-order construct consisting of three second-order constructs: learning orientation (LO), knowledge sharing orientation (KSO), and information technology orientation (ITO). The paper explores the mediating role of market orientation (MO) in the relationship between KMO and BP. In this firm-level study, the personal survey was administered to key informants in 400 listed firms (from manufacturing and service sector) from North Indian States and Union Territories [including Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh and National Capital Region (NCR)]. Two respondents each from these 400 firms were approached. The study found that KMO positively affects BP. MO does not mediate the relationship between KMO and BP. Rather, KMO fully mediates the relationship between MO and BP. The study provides evidence in support of KMO as a mediator between MO and BP. KMO of the firm provides a dynamic capability for realizing the benefits of a firm’s MO. The study contributes to the knowledge management literature by empirically validating the KMO, MO and BP constructs.

scholarly journals The Market Orientation of Local Governments as a Function of Entrepreneurship: a Theoretical Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Zdon-Korzeniowska
Keyword(s):  
Market Orientation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Colloquial Language ◽  
Territorial Unit ◽  
Important Research Area ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

Nowadays, in conditions of globalisation, and simultaneously with tendencies to decentralise management at the level of states and regions, individual territorial units (cities, municipalities, regions) are forced to adopt a more proactive, market-oriented approach to development. This process requires constant analysis of the environment and response to emerging changes; consideration of the offers of the competition and customer’s expectations. The purpose of this article is to show a market approach to managing the development of territorial units as a function of entrepreneurship. In particular, to show the relationship between the market orientation of local governments and entrepreneurship. This is understood, on the one hand, as a process of identifying and using opportunities and on the other, as a process of creating new enterprises, where special attention is paid to the emerging idea of territorial units as entrepreneurs. The latter concept appears increasingly frequently in the literature and colloquial language. Market orientation is an expression of the entrepreneurship of local government. Its impact on entrepreneurship on a given territorial unit is a new and important research area that requires exploration. The paper is based on the theoretical discussion using selected literature on the subject.

scholarly journals Strategic orientations of the organization - entrepreneurial, market and organizational learning

Management ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazimierz Krzakiewicz ◽  
Szymon Cyfert
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Underlying Assumption ◽  
Strategic Orientations ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
The Relationship

Summary The underlying assumption of this study is that it is possible to define some principles of strategic management. These principles, called strategic orientations, influence and direct the activities of an organisation and are intended to ensure its viability and superior performance. So far, studies into strategic orientations that set out to explain different levels of organisational performance prove that each type of strategic orientation can have a positive impact on business performance. The purpose of this study is to discuss the key aspects of the three strategic orientations - entrepreneurial, market and organizational learning, outlining the relationship between them and the consequences of their choice on the development of the organization. In addressing entrepreneurial, market and learning orientations, the study has described some of the relationships between orientations and their effect on organisational performance. This has allowed us to identify areas of future studies on strategic orientations – that is to say, their integration, the effect of their configurations on organisational performance in different environments, and internal factors underlying strategic orientations.

scholarly journals Heme Oxygenase1 Level in Normotensive Pregnancy and Preeclampsia with Severe Features

2017 ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Christian Homenta ◽  
John J Wantania ◽  
Juneke J Kaeng
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Heme Oxygenase ◽  
P Value ◽  
Heme Oxygenase 1 ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Whitney Test ◽  
Mann Whitney Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Normotensive Pregnancy

Objective: To understand the relationship of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) level between normotensive pregnancy and preeclampsia with severe features. Method: The cross sectional study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sam Ratulangi/Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou General Hospital Manado. The subjects consisted of 26 pregnant women with normal blood pressure and 26 women with severe features of preeclampsia. We took the patients’ history, general physical examination, and laboratory assessment. The blood samples were taken from normotensive women more than 20 weeks of pregnancy and preeclamptic women with severe features more than 20 weeks of pregnancy. The data obtained was processed using SPSS 20.0 software. We did the nonparametric Mann-Whitney test to analyze the relationship between heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) level in normotensive pregnancy and preeclampsia with severe features. Result: The level of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in normotensive pregnant women was at 3.24 (SD 0.58) ng/ml (95% CI 3.00-3.47), and the level of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) of preeclamptic women with severe features was 3.92 (SD 0.73) ng/ml (95% CI 3.62-4.21). The result of Mann-Whitney test showed p value of 0.001 which meant that there was significant difference in the level of heme oxygenase- 1 (HO-1) between normotensive women and pre-eclamptic women with severe features. Conclusion: There was the relationship between the level of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and the incidence of preeclampsia with severe features. Keywords: heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), normotensive pregnancy, preeclampsia with severe features

Entrepreneurial orientation, market orientation and performance of SMEs in the manufacturing industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bereket Mamo Buli
Keyword(s):  
Market Orientation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The Purpose of this paper is to examine the difference in the performance of Small Business using Entrepreneurial and market orientation. There is solid empirical evidence confirming the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in economic development. Using entrepreneurial and market orientations, this paper investigates the extent to which this strategic orientation contributes to the superior performance of manufacturing SMEs. Design/methodology/approach A total of 171 SME managers participated in the survey research. Multiple and linear multiple regression were applied to test the hypotheses. Findings The empirical result reveals that integrating entrepreneurial and market orientations into the operation of SMEs contributes to superior performance, which in turn enables them to thrive in institutionally complex and economically turbulent environments. Except for innovativeness, each dimension of entrepreneurial orientation along with market orientation has a positive influence on business performance of small businesses. Practical implications Developing economies see SMEs as a path out of poverty, thereby realizing industrialization and sustainable growth. There is a keen interest to adopt proactive policies so as to create competitive domestic industries. Conversely, this can only be realized if states develop policy measures that prioritize or at least emphasize on highly growing SMEs rather than creating jobs that are neither productive nor decent. Originality/value The present paper confirms previous findings and contributes additional evidence that suggests working on entrepreneurial and market orientations of SMEs will improve performance and compensate the multi-dimensional constraints imposed by the existing market in developing economies. The finding of this study offers important insights for managers and policymakers.

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