Market orientation and organizational performance in telecommunication: The moderating role of strategic marketing
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Received April 18, 2024;Accepted July 22, 2024;Published August 19, 2024
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Author(s)Link to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7995-0220Link to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1715-2767Link to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9371-6176Link to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2565-4069
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/im.20(3).2024.13
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Article InfoVolume 20 2024, Issue #3, pp. 158-169
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The study examines the influence of market orientation on the performance of mobile operators in the telecommunication industry and the moderating effect of strategic marketing on the relationship. Based on a cross-sectional survey of 286 management staff of the four largest mobile operators in Nigeria (MTN, Glo, 9Mobile, Airtel), an empirical evidence was established. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The SEM outlined the connection between the dimensions of market orientation and organizational performance. The findings revealed that inter-functional coordination (β = 0.485, t = 2.542, p = 0.013 < 0.05) and customer orientation (β = 0.245, t = 2.043, p = 0.038 < 0.05) significantly influence organizational performance, while competitor orientation (β = 0.159, t = 1.870, p = 0.065 < 0.05) has no discernible effect. It was also found that strategic marketing has a major impact on organizational performance (β = 0.466, t = 4.175, p = 0.000 < 0.05), but it has no moderating influence on the relationship between market orientation and organizational performance (β = 0.032, t = 0.445, p = 0.665 > 0.05). This implies that strategic marketing has a direct effect on organizational performance and not a moderating effect. Therefore, the study recommends that market orientation especially customer orientation and inter-functional coordination, as well as strategic marketing, should become a culture in the telecommunication industry.
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)M31, M39, L25
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References38
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- Figure 1. Research model for the study
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- Table 1. Summary of descriptive analysis
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Conceptualization
Rereloluwa Deborah Akintola, Salome O. Ighomereho
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Data curation
Rereloluwa Deborah Akintola, Salome O. Ighomereho, Taofeek Sola Afolabi
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Investigation
Rereloluwa Deborah Akintola, Taofeek Sola Afolabi
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Methodology
Rereloluwa Deborah Akintola, Salome O. Ighomereho, Taofeek Sola Afolabi
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Project administration
Rereloluwa Deborah Akintola
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Validation
Rereloluwa Deborah Akintola, Salome O. Ighomereho, Taofeek Sola Afolabi, Omoshalewa Maryam Ajayi
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Visualization
Rereloluwa Deborah Akintola, Salome O. Ighomereho
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Writing – review & editing
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Funding acquisition
Salome O. Ighomereho, Taofeek Sola Afolabi, Omoshalewa Maryam Ajayi
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Resources
Salome O. Ighomereho, Taofeek Sola Afolabi, Omoshalewa Maryam Ajayi
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Supervision
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