Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/294084 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] European Research on Management and Business Economics (ERMBE) [ISSN:] 2444-8834 [Volume:] 28 [Issue:] 2 [Article No.:] 100194 [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 1-10
Publisher: 
Elsevier, Amsterdam
Abstract: 
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between brand and competitive advantage (through differentiation) and the mediating effect of positioning and market orientation in this relationship. An empirical study was developed using a quantitative methodological approach. The object of the study was Portuguese exporting companies in the footwear industry, to which a questionnaire survey was applied. The results show that (1) brand has a significant direct impact on positioning and market orientation and competitive advantage through differentiation, (2) competitive advantage through differentiation is directly impacted by positioning, (3) market orientation does not have a significant direct impact on competitive advantage through differentiation, and (4) positioning has a mediating effect on the relationship between brand and competitive advantage through differentiation, and market orientation does not have on it.
Subjects: 
Brand
Competitive advantage
Market orientation
Positioning
JEL: 
M31
M10
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Document Type: 
Article

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