Competitiveness through strategic orientation

Diego Monferrer (), Maria Ripolles and Andreu Blesa
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Diego Monferrer: Department of Business Administration and Marketing, Universitat Jaume I
Maria Ripolles: Department of Business Administration and Marketing, Universitat Jaume I
Andreu Blesa: Department of Business Administration and Marketing, Universitat Jaume I

Tržište/Market, 2012, vol. 24, issue 2, 163-185

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to further the study of the factors that infl uence the international competitive position of international new ventures and, consequently, their international performance. Specifically, we analyze the role of entrepreneurial and market orientations in the international competitive position of such firms. Data were collected at Spanish and Belgian international new ventures. The structural equations model approach was used to test our hypotheses. Both the Spanish and the Belgian sample revealed a positive and significant relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and market orientation. Furthermore, both orientations have a positive and significant effect on the international competitive position of such fi rms. Finally, any firm’s international competitive position is positively and significantly related to its international performance. The study therefore appears to indicate that, when it comes to international new ventures, the conjunction of these two orientations is a key factor to attaining a superior competitive position and a positive performance in international markets.

Keywords: entrepreneurial orientation; market orientation; international performance; international competitive position; international new ventures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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