This research examines how the marketing and research and development (R&D) capabilities as well as degree of internationalization influence the innovation performance of SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises). SMEs are often considered the backbone of, and hence are of critical importance to, a large number of economies worldwide. A theoretical framework is developed by integrating insights...

This paper examines how the importance given to operations and marketing functions impacts their capabilities and, consequently, overall firm performance. Using the resource-based theory (RBT) and top management team literature as a foundation, we explore the relationship between business factors under different economic conditions using panel data, to test whether the importance given to the o...

This study, based on the traditional 4P framework, proposed a construct, dynamic marketing capability, which reflects the extent to which a firm can dynamically adjust its marketing activities and resources in response to changing environments. The construct is hypothesized to mediate the effect of a firm’s information technology (IT) support for CRM on firm performance. With a survey of the 50...

Despite the significant academic and corporate interest in sports sponsorships, and despite the significant financial stakes these present (sports sponsorship is almost a $15 billion business in North America alone), the literature is equivocal both on the impact as well as on the determinants of the effectiveness of these activities. While some papers report sports sponsorships enhance shareho...