Comparing Market Orientation Culture of Businesses and Schools of Business

An Extension and Refinement

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ID13654873
AuthorsRobert L Webster (Ouachita Baptist University, corresponding author), Kevin Hammond (0000-0002-4326-4562, University of Tennessee at Martin), Kevin L Hammond (University of Tennessee at Martin), Harry A Harmon (University of Central Missouri)
Year2005
Volume96
Issue2
Pages377-382
Publication date2005-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.96.2.377-382
PMID15941112
OpenAlexW2087709588
LanguageEN
References cited15

This study extends previous work concerning the market orientation culture within specialty businesses and schools of business. Specifically, member schools of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International are separated into public and private universities. Data were collected via a mailed survey to business schools holding membership. 106 public school deans and 35 private school deans responded, for a 23% response rate. Input from the deans was sought on their perceptions of the market orientation culture within the schools. Respondents' perceptions, rated on a 7-point scale, measured four dimensions of market orientation: customer orientation, competitor orientation, organizational coordination, and overall market orientation. Data for specialty businesses were drawn from a previous study. Comparison testing between the public and private business schools' deans and business managers was conducted. Analysis indicated perceived market orientation was significantly higher for deans of private business schools than public business schools. Compared with business managers, private school deans were statistically different on only one of the four dimensions, whereas public business school deans' scores were significantly different from those of business managers on all four. Compared with each other, business school deans were statistically different on three dimensions, with private school deans reporting greater market orientation

Business · Business education · Higher education · Market Orientation · Organizational culture · Orientation (vector space · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Specialty · Work (physics · Customer Service Quality and Loyalty · Engineering · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Management and Marketing Education · Marketing · Psychology

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