TY - JOUR T1 - Market Orientation in a Small Scale Enterprise Environment: Importance of Product-Related Factors AU - Akinyele, S.T. JO - International Business Management VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - 162 EP - 170 PY - 2010 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1993-5250 DO - ibm.2010.162.170 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2010.162.170 KW - Market orientation KW -small scale manufacturer KW -retail market KW -performance KW -product KW -Nigeria AB - This study uses the results of an evaluation programme to examine the value of a market orientation for small scale manufacturer in the mass retail market. Results show that an evaluator’s assessment of a product’s readiness for the marketplace and his/her recommendation for the type of market it should enter were better at predicting short-term and long-term performance than market orientation alone. ER -