THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STAKEHOLDER ORIENTATION AND STRATEGY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
Réka Saáry
Pages: 435-445 Published: 5 Oct 2019
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Abstract: The social orientation of small and medium-sized enterprises derives primarily from their operational specifics, since these companies are often embedded in their environment that affects their strategy. After presenting the fundamental orientation theories, the article analysis the effects of stakeholder orientation on corporate operations and marketing strategy. While market and marketing orientation focuses primarily on customers and competitors, stakeholder orientation analyzes and prioritizes individual stakeholder groups based on multiple criteria. It this paper the author tests the implementation of the reviewed theoretical concepts using empirical research. The author’s aim is to analyze the relationships between the orientations and the operation of the companies according to the opinion of the managers of small and medium-sized companies.
Keywords: stakeholder orientation, marketing orientation, small- and medium sized enterprizes
Cite this article: Réka Saáry. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STAKEHOLDER ORIENTATION AND STRATEGY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Economy & Business 13, 435-445 (2019). https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1001942/