Employee perceptions of market orientation in the banking industry: A case from a developing country

The importance of this study stems from the desire to measure the market orientation of banks in a developing country such as Ghana, where the concept of market orientation is still a new practice. Specifically, the study was meant to investigate employee perceptions of market orientation and how th...

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Published in:Journal of financial services marketing 2011-09, Vol.16 (2), p.139-152
Main Authors: Opoku, Robert A, Essien, Vincent B
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Financial Services
LDCs
Market orientation
Marketing
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