External environment and the moderating role of export market orientation |
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Authors: | Antonio Navarro-García Jorge Arenas-Gaitán F Javier Rondán-Cataluña |
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Institution: | Departamento de Administración de empresas y Marketing, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Av. Ramón y Cajal, 1, 41018 Sevilla, Spain |
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Abstract: | This research has two main objectives. The first is to fill the knowledge gap on the role which the external environment plays in the strategic behavior of exporting companies, taking into account the psychological distances between the domestic and foreign markets. The second aim is to clarify the role that market orientation plays in export activity, since the literature review shows conflicting results. The study provides insight into these issues through hypothesis testing of a conceptual model using a sample of 212 Spanish exporting companies. The results lead to two major conclusions: (a) in turbulent environments, exporting firms adapting the marketing mix program to the needs of foreign markets obtain a better export performance in highly competitive and psychologically distant markets; (b) although market orientation has a direct and positive effect on export performance, its main role is to support strategic decision making in exporting companies. In addition, market orientation moderates the relationship between marketing mix adaptation and export performance. |
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Keywords: | External environment Psychological distance Export market orientation Marketing mix adaptation Export performance |
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