Abstract:
This study investigated the mediating role of organizational innovativeness on the relationship between market orientation and performance. Past literature has not fully investigated which strategy among market development (international expansion) and technology development (investment in research and development) will result in a higher performance outcome for a market oriented organization. SEM Amos method was used for to analyze data gathered from a survey of 396 small and medium‐sized enterprises from manufacturing sectors in Malaysia. Findings of this study suggest that in order to sustain their competitive advantage, market oriented firms need to enhance their innovation process to improve business performance.
