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| Banterle, Alessandro; Cavaliere, Alessia; Stranieri, Stefanella; Carraresi, Laura. |
| The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the marketing management capabilities of SMEs producing traditional food products, in order to analyse the market orientation of SMEs in the food industry. Following the theoretical approach of Market Orientation, our analysis is based on an assessment of the marketing management process. The methodology refers to a survey developed through a questionnaire published on the web, and a sample of 371 firms based in Belgium, Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic and Hungary was used in the analysis. Cluster analysis was applied to find the different levels of market orientation of the firms. The results revealed a certain lack of appropriate skills in marketing management in the firms of the sample, confirming the evidence... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Marketing management capabilities; SMEs; Traditional products; Food sector; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53565 |
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| Banterle, Alessandro; Cavaliere, Alessia; Stranieri, Stefanella; Carraresi, Laura. |
| In the EU market small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) represent the greater part of the food industry, specially with regard to traditional food products (TFPs). However, the growth of competition, connected mainly to globalisation, is making it very difficult for SMEs to survive. On the other hand, market opportunities for SMEs are connected to the evolution of consumer preferences toward food quality. To profit from such opportunities and to survive on the market, SMEs need to adapt their strategies, focusing on innovation aspects in order to meet consumer requirements and to compete on the market. The literature shows that firms’ market orientation and marketing capabilities are very important for innovation in food industries to guarantee that... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Traditional food products; Innovation; Marketing management capabilities; Linear regression model; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; L25; L66; M31; Q13. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100589 |
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