TY  - BOOK
AU  - Foedermayr,Eva
AU  - Diamantopoulos,Adamantios
AU  - Sichtmann,Christina
TI  - Exports segmentation effectiveness: index construction and link to export perfomance
PY  - 2009///-
CY  - Abingdon
PB  - Taylor and Francis
KW  - Segmentation effectiveness
KW  - Export perfomance
KW  - Formative indicators
KW  - Index construction
N2  - 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

UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/09652540802619277
ER  -