Abstract
Emerging market exporting firms in advanced economies must manage a highly dynamic landscape owing to factors such as changing market needs and fierce competition. Hence, these firms need to develop unique marketing skills for superior performance. Accordingly, this study draws on the resource-based and dynamic capability theory to empirically examine the role of marketing skills in developing a dynamic capability—market responsiveness—for improved marketing performance, and the changes in this relationship under highly competitive intensity. Using a sample (n = 98) of firms originating from an emerging market (Pakistan) mainly exporting to advanced markets (the United Kingdom, the United States or both), the findings show that marketing skills, positively mediated by market responsiveness, influence the marketing performance of such firms in advanced markets. The indirect relationship is positively moderated by a higher level of competitive intensity. This study extends the dynamic capability and export marketing streams of literature, particularly for emerging market exporting firms in advanced markets, and provides useful performance implications to export marketing managers.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 101860 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | International Business Review |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 10 May 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Dec 2021 |
Keywords
- marketing skills
- market responsiveness
- marketing performance
- competitive intensity
- dynamic capabilities
- emerging market
- exporting firms