Exports segmentation effectiveness: index construction and link to export perfomance /
Foedermayr, Eva
Exports segmentation effectiveness: index construction and link to export perfomance / created by Eva Foedermayr, Adamantios Diamantopoulos and Christina Sichtmann - Journal of Strategic Marketing Volume17 , number 1 , .
Although the effectiveness of segmentation efforts is critical for a firm's performance in export markets, there is a lack of a psychometrically sound measuring instrument that can be used to assess a firm's export market segmentation efforts. In this study, we apply the conceptual framework recently proposed by Foedermayr and Diamantopoulos (2008) and generate a composite index of export segmentation effectiveness. The indicators of the index are proximal outcome measures of export segmentation decisions capturing different dimensions of segmentation success. We empirically validate the derived index on a sample of exporting companies and show that it positively impacts export performance. Suggestions for applying the proposed index in substantive export research are also made
Segmentation effectiveness
Export perfomance
Formative indicators--Index construction
Exports segmentation effectiveness: index construction and link to export perfomance / created by Eva Foedermayr, Adamantios Diamantopoulos and Christina Sichtmann - Journal of Strategic Marketing Volume17 , number 1 , .
Although the effectiveness of segmentation efforts is critical for a firm's performance in export markets, there is a lack of a psychometrically sound measuring instrument that can be used to assess a firm's export market segmentation efforts. In this study, we apply the conceptual framework recently proposed by Foedermayr and Diamantopoulos (2008) and generate a composite index of export segmentation effectiveness. The indicators of the index are proximal outcome measures of export segmentation decisions capturing different dimensions of segmentation success. We empirically validate the derived index on a sample of exporting companies and show that it positively impacts export performance. Suggestions for applying the proposed index in substantive export research are also made
Segmentation effectiveness
Export perfomance
Formative indicators--Index construction