Marketing Orientation and Company Performance Industrial vs . Consumer Goods C o

Marketing orientation, still an intriguing concept for man),, carries the pledge of superior company performance through the satisfaction of customer's needs. This article draws conclusions from an empirical investigation showing that this relationship does really exist and, in the case of industrial markets, building a marketing orientation it is indeed a significant contributor to the company's performance. © 1997 Elsevier Science Inc.

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