Factors facilitating and impeding the development of export market-oriented behavior: A study of Hong Kong manufacturing exporters

Cadogan, John W., Cui, Charles C., Morgan, Robert E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8981-3144 and Story, Vicky M. 2006. Factors facilitating and impeding the development of export market-oriented behavior: A study of Hong Kong manufacturing exporters. Industrial Marketing Management 35 (5) , pp. 634-647. 10.1016/j.indmarman.2005.06.014

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Abstract

We test a model of the antecedents to market-oriented behavior in firms' export operations (i.e., export market-oriented [EMO] behavior). Using data from Hong Kong-based industrial manufacturing exporters, we explain 73% of the variance in EMO activity. Our findings confirm the importance of variables such as export coordination, export experience, and the export environment in determining EMO behavior levels. However, several hypotheses are refuted, contradicting previous research findings. For instance, in our sample, centralized decision-making generally is positively related to EMO activity—particularly under conditions of high environmental turbulence: this contradicts findings of studies in Western exporting businesses where centralization generally inhibits EMO behavior. Furthermore, unlike their Western counterparts, market-based reward and training systems and managers' export commitment and emphasis on market orientation do not predict EMO behavior. We suggest that these unexpected findings may be due to differences in culture between Asian and Western businesses.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Export marketing; Industrial manufacturing exporters; Export market orientation; Export behavior; Chinese firms; Export context; Survey research; Empirical analysis
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0019-8501
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 09:52
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/38134

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