The relationship between entrepreneurial marketing and the characteristics of Thai hotels and their managers

P Boonchoo, N Wadeson, D Tsang - Journal of Research in Marketing …, 2013 - emerald.com
P Boonchoo, N Wadeson, D Tsang
Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, 2013emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore empirically whether there are meaningful
relationships between key entrepreneurial marketing (EM) variables and the demographic
characteristics of the organization and its manager. Design/methodology/approach–The
data were gathered from a sample of 369 hotels from all regions of Thailand through the use
of a postal survey. Several multiple regression models were used to test the relationships in
the study. Interaction terms were added to some models to test the moderating effects of …
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore empirically whether there are meaningful relationships between key entrepreneurial marketing (EM) variables and the demographic characteristics of the organization and its manager.
Design/methodology/approach
The data were gathered from a sample of 369 hotels from all regions of Thailand through the use of a postal survey. Several multiple regression models were used to test the relationships in the study. Interaction terms were added to some models to test the moderating effects of major demographic variables on various EM attributes.
Findings
The study shows which types of hotels and which types of managers were associated with EM characteristics. The results indicate that demographic characteristics, such as age, size, location, experience, and gender, significantly explain sets of entrepreneurial marketing variables. It was found, for instance, that both a young hotel and a large hotel are positively associated with entrepreneurial marketing, while owner management is positively associated with market orientation and negatively associated with growth aspirations but has no significant relationship with entrepreneurial orientation.
Originality/value
The paper provides a comprehensive overview of selected relationships between key EM dimensions in the existing literature. It is suggested that future research involves a more in‐depth exploration of some of the relationships found in this study.
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