covid
Buscar en
Estudios Gerenciales
Toda la web
Inicio Estudios Gerenciales Gestión empresarial orientada al valor del cliente como fuente de ventaja compe...
Journal Information
Vol. 24. Issue 109.
Pages 65-86 (October - December 2008)
Share
Share
Download PDF
More article options
Vol. 24. Issue 109.
Pages 65-86 (October - December 2008)
Open Access
Gestión empresarial orientada al valor del cliente como fuente de ventaja competitiva. Propuesta de un modelo explicativo
Business Management orientated to the Customer Value as source of competitive advantage. Propose of an explicative model
Visits
2409
Leslier Valenzuela
Doctora en Marketing, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España. MBA in Agribusiness, University of Guelph, Canadá. Diplomado en Marketing, Licenciada en Ciencias Administrativas e Ingeniera Comercial, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chile. Profesora Asistente A del Departamento de Administración y Auditoria, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Campus Concepción, Chile
Eduardo Torres
Doctor en Gestión, Universidad de Zaragoza, España. Licenciado en Ciencias Administrativas e Ingeniero Comercial, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chile. Profesor de Marketing, Departamento de Administración, Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad de Chile, Chile
This item has received

Under a Creative Commons license
Article information
Resumen

La globalización y el entorno altamente competitivo exigen a las empresas estar orientadas al mercado y gestionar su cartera de clientes como un activo estratégico clave para aumentar la rentabilidad del negocio y lograr una ventaja competitiva sostenible en el tiempo. El objetivo de este artículo es contribuir con una propuesta de modelo basado en el valor de la cartera de clientes para ayudar a las empresas a tomar mejores decisiones estratégicas de marketing. Las hipótesis formuladas han sido contrastadas a través de un modelo estructural con constructos fiables que han sido aplicados al sector turístico, específicamente, a las agencias de viajes en España. Los resultados revelan que existe una relación positiva y significativa entre el grado de orientación al valor del cliente y las mejores decisiones estratégicas de marketing. Finalmente, el estudio presenta las conclusiones e implicaciones que estos resultados pudieran tener para la gestión empresarial.

Palabras clave:
Orientación al mercado
valor de la cartera de clientes
ventaja competitiva
decisiones estratégicas de marketing
sector turístico
gestión empresarial
Abstract

The globalization and the high competitive environment, demand the companies to be orientated to the market and to manage its clients’ portfolio as a strategic asset that could increase the profitability of the business and to achieve a competitive sustainable advantage in the time. The objective of this article is to contribute with a model based on the customer equity to help the companies to make better strategic marketing decisions. The formulated hypotheses have been contrasted through a structural model using reliable constructs that have been applied to the tourist sector, specifically, to travel agencies in Spain. The results reveal that there is a positive and significant relation between the customer value orientation ratio and better strategic marketing decisions. Finally, the study presents the conclusions and implications of these results in business management.

Key words:
Orientation to the market
customer equity
competitive advantage
strategic marketing decisions
tourist sector
business management
Full text is only aviable in PDF
Bibliografía
[Anderson and Gerbing, 1988]
J. Anderson, D. Gerbing.
Structural equation modelling in practice: a review and recommend two-step approach.
Psychological Bulletin, 103 (1988), pp. 411-423
[Bagozzi and Yi, 1988]
R. Bagozzi, Y. Yi.
On the evaluation of structural equation models.
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 16 (1988), pp. 77-95
[Berger and Bechwati, 2001]
P. Berger, N. Bechwati.
The allocation of promotion budget to maximize customer equity.
OMEGA, 29 (2001), pp. 49-61
[Bigné et al., 2000]
J.E. Bigné, M.A. Moliner, L.J. Callarisa.
El valor y la fidelización de clientes: propuesta de modelo dinámico de comportamiento.
Revista Europea de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa, 9 (2000), pp. 65-78
[Dawes, 2000]
J. Dawes.
Market orientation and company profitability: further evidence incorporating longitudinal data.
Australian Journal of Management, 25 (2000), pp. 173-200
[Deng and Dart, 1994]
S. Deng, J. Dart.
Measuring Market Orientation: A Multi-Factor, Multi-Item Approach.
Journal of Marketing Management, 10 (1994), pp. 725-742
[Deshpandé et al., 1993]
R. Deshpandé, J.U. Farley, J.R.F.E. Webster.
Corporate culture, customer orientation, and innovativeness in Japanese firms: a quadrate analysis.
Journal of Marketing, 57 (1993), pp. 23-27
[Dwyer et al., 1987]
F.R. Dwyer, P.H. Schurr, S. Oh.
Developing buyer-seller relationships.
Journal of Marketing, 51 (1987), pp. 11-27
[Flint and Woodruff, 2001]
D.J. Flint, R.B. Woodruff.
The initiators of changes in customers’ desired value.
Industrial Marketing Management, 30 (2001), pp. 321-337
[Fomento de la and Producción., 2005]
Fomento de la Producción.
España 30.000.
Ediciones Fomento de la Producción, (2005),
[Fornell and Larcker, 1981]
C. Fornell, D. Larcker.
Evaluating structural equation models with unobservable variables and measurement error.
Journal of Marketing Research, 18 (1981), pp. 39-50
[Grant, 1995]
R.M. Grant.
Contemporary strategy analysis: concepts, techniques applications.
2da, Blackwell Publishers, (1995),
[Grönroos, 1989]
C. Grönroos.
Defining marketing: a market-oriented approach.
European Journal of Marketing, 23 (1989), pp. 52-60
[Gupta et al., 2006]
N. Gupta, D. Hanssens, B. Hardie, W. Kahn, V. Kumar, N. Lin, et al.
Modelling Customer Lifetime Value.
Journal of Service Research, 9 (2006), pp. 139-155
[Gupta and Lehmann, 2003]
S. Gupta, D.R. Lehmann.
Customer as assets.
Journal of Interactive Marketing, 17 (2003), pp. 9-14
[Hair et al., 2006]
J. Hair, B. Black, B. Babin, R. Anderson, R. Tatham.
Multivariate Data Analysis.
6ta, Prentice-Hall, (2006),
[Harris, 2002]
L. Harris.
Measuring market orientation: exploring a market oriented approach.
Journal of Market-Focused Management, 5 (2002), pp. 239-270
[Hidalgo and Farías, 2006]
P. Hidalgo, P. Farías.
Analizando la compra de marcas privadas: Evidencia empírica desde Chile.
Estudios Gerenciales, 22 (2006), pp. 85-100
[Hogan et al., 2002]
J. Hogan, K. Lemon, R. Rust.
Customer equity management: charting new directions for the future of marketing.
Journal of Service Research, 5 (2002), pp. 4-12
[Hostelmarket, 2004]
Hostelmarket. (2004). Anuario empresarial del Turismo y la Hostelería (Base de Datos Agencias de Viajes, Hostelmarket 2004). Feadrs, BK.
[Hunt and Morgan, 1995]
S.D. Hunt, R.M. Morgan.
The comparative advantage theory of competition.
Journal of Marketing, 59 (1995), pp. 1-15
[Hwang et al., 2004]
H. Hwang, T. Jung, E. Suh.
An LTV model and customer segmentation based on customer value: a case study on the wireless telecommunication industry.
Expert systems with applications, 26 (2004), pp. 181-188
[Jaworski and Kohli, 1993]
B.J. Jaworski, A.K. Kohli.
Market orientation: antecedents and consequences.
Journal of Marketing, 57 (1993), pp. 53-70
[Keane and Wang, 1995]
T.J. Keane, P. Wang.
Applications for the lifetime value model in modern newspaper publishing.
Journal of Direct Marketing, 9 (1995), pp. 59-66
[Kohli and Jaworski, 1990]
A. Kohli, B.J. Jaworski.
Market orientation: the construct, research propositions, and managerial implications.
Journal of Marketing, 54 (1990), pp. 1-18
[Kohli et al., 1993]
A. Kohli, B. Jaworski, A. Kumar.
MARKOR: A measure of market orientation.
Journal of Marketing Research, 30 (1993), pp. 467-477
[Kumar et al., 2006]
V. Kumar, K. Lemon, A. Parasuraman.
Managing customers for value. An overview and research agenda.
Journal of Service Research, 9 (2006), pp. 87-94
[Llonch and López, 2004]
J. Llonch, M. López.
La relación entre la orientación al mercado y los resultados y el efecto moderador de la estrategia genérica en dicha relación.
Cuadernos de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa, 21 (2004), pp. 065-088
[Low, 2005]
D. Low.
Market orientation, performance and the market environment: a study of Australian manufacturing SME's, ANZMAC 2005.
Conference: Strategic Marketing and Market Orientation,
[Marketing Science and Institute., 2004]
Marketing Science Institute.
Research Priorities. A guide to MSI research programs and procedures.
Autor, (2004),
[Matsuno and Mentzer, 2000]
K. Matsuno, J. Mentzer.
The effects of strategy type on the market orientation-performance relationship.
Journal of Marketing, 64 (2000), pp. 1-16
[Moorman et al., 1993]
C. Moorman, R. Deshpande, G. Zaltman.
Factors affecting trust in market research relationship.
Journal of Marketing, 58 (1993), pp. 81-101
[Morgan and Strong, 1998]
R.E. Morgan, C.A. Strong.
Market orientation and dimensions of strategic orientation.
European Journal of Marketing, 32 (1998), pp. 1051-1073
[Morgan and Hunt, 1994]
R.M. Morgan, S.D. Hunt.
The commitment-trust theory of relationship marketing.
Journal of Marketing, 58 (1994), pp. 20-38
[Narver and Slater, 1990]
J.C. Narver, S.F. Slater.
The effect of a market orientation on business profitability.
Journal of Marketing, 54 (1990), pp. 20-35
[Porter, 1985]
M.E. Porter.
Competitive advantage. Creating and sustaining superior performance.
The Free Press, (1985),
[Reinartz and Kumar, 2003]
W. Reinartz, V. Kumar.
The impact of customer relationship characteristics on profitable lifetime duration.
Journal of Marketing, 67 (2003), pp. 77-99
[Reinartz et al., 2004]
W. Reinartz, M. Krafft, W. Hoyer.
The customer relationship management process: its measurement and impact on performance.
Journal of Marketing Research, 41 (2004), pp. 293-305
[Reinartz et al., 2005]
W. Reinartz, J. Thomas, V. Kumar.
Balancing acquisition and retention resources to maximize customer profitability.
Journal of Marketing, 69 (2005), pp. 63-79
[Rust et al., 2004a]
R. Rust, K. Lemon, V. Zeithaml.
Return on marketing: using customer equity to focus marketing strategy.
Journal of Marketing, 68 (2004), pp. 109-127
[Rust et al., 2004b]
R. Rust, T. Ambler, G. Carpenter, V. Kumar, R. Srivastava.
Measuring marketing productivity: current knowledge and future directions.
Journal of Marketing, 68 (2004), pp. 76-89
[Shah et al., 2006]
D. Shah, R. Rust, A. Parasuraman, R. Staelin, G. Day.
The path to customer centricity.
Journal of service research, 9 (2006), pp. 301-314
[Slater and Narver, 1995]
S.E. Slater, J. Narver.
Market orientation and the learning organisation.
Journal of Marketing, 59 (1995), pp. 63-74
[Valenzuela and Castillo, 2007]
L. Valenzuela, E. Castillo.
El cambio del marketing en dirección a una nueva era de gestión estratégica centrada en el cliente.
REA- Revista de Estudos da Administração, 15 (2007), pp. 97-108
[Venkatesan and Kumar, 2004]
R. Venkatesan, V. Kumar.
A customer lifetime value framework for customer selection and resource allocation strategy.
Journal of Marketing, 68 (2004), pp. 106-125
[Walker, 2001]
H. Walker.
The measurement of a market orientation and its impact on business performance.
Journal of Quality Management, 6 (2001), pp. 139-172
[Wang and Spiegel, 1994]
P. Wang, T. Spiegel.
Database marketing and its measurements of success: designing a managerial instrument to calculate the value of a repeat customer base.
Journal of Direct Marketing, 8 (1994), pp. 73-81
[Webb et al., 2000]
D. Webb, C. Webster, A. Krepapa.
An exploration of the meaning and outcomes of a customer defined market orientation.
Journal of Business Research, 48 (2000), pp. 101-112
[Woodall, 2003]
T. Woodall.
Conceptualising value for the customer: an attributional, structural and dispositional analysis.
Academy of Marketing Science Review, 12 (2003), pp. 1-42
[Woodruff, 1997]
R.B. Woodruff.
Customer value: The next source for competitive advantage.
Academy of Marketing Science, 25 (1997), pp. 139-153
[Woodruff and Gardial, 1996]
R.B. Woodruff, S.F. Gardial.
Know your customer: new approaches to customer value and satisfaction.
Blackwell, (1996),

Agradecimientos a la Dirección de Investigación de la Universidad del Bío-Bío por el financiamiento otorgado para llevar a cabo esta investigación a través del Proyecto Regular 072316 4/R y a los evaluadores anónimos que han ayudado con sus observaciones a mejorar la calidad de este artículo.

Copyright © 2008. Universidad ICESI
Article options