The Narver and Slater market orientation scale is tested in the context of service firms in the transition economies of central Europe and found to be both valid and reliable. The survey examined levels of market orientation in 205 business to business services companies and 141 consumer...

Privatisation in Central and Eastern Europe was introduced to encourage competition in companies with subsequent beneficial effects on company performance and market orientation. Companies have been privatised by four main methods in these countries depending on the company circumstances before...

Our understanding of the nature of competitive advantage has not been helped by a tendency for theorists to adopt a unitary position, suggesting, for example, that advantage is industry based or resource based. In examining the nature of competitive advantage in an electronic business...

Extant research on the impact of privatization in the Central Europe (CE) region has focused on improvements in efficiency and the nature of cost-based advantages. This study argues that the development of a vibrant privatized sector requires attention to the broader resource configurations of...

Privatisation in Central and Eastern Europe was introduced to encourage competition in companies with subsequent beneficial effects on company performance and market orientation. Companies have been privatised by four main methods in these countries depending on the company circumstances before...

In pursuing their particular strategic goals, organisations place differential emphasis in their activities on employees and customers. Those who focus predominantly on employees see them as key resources contributing to successful achievement of goals, while those who focus on customers believe...