Development and validation of the scale for measuring digital marketing orientation in the hotel industry

Purpose: This paper aims to develop and validate the scale for measuring digital marketing orientation (DMO) in the hotel industry. Methodology: The robust exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis procedure is applied to a data set collected through an online survey of 164 hotels in Bosnia and...

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Main Author: Kenan Mahmutović
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Economics and Business in Osijek 2021-01-01
Series:Ekonomski Vjesnik
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Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/377993
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description Purpose: This paper aims to develop and validate the scale for measuring digital marketing orientation (DMO) in the hotel industry. Methodology: The robust exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis procedure is applied to a data set collected through an online survey of 164 hotels in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. Results: Digital marketing orientation has been conceptualized, and a scale has been developed to measure this construct. The scale consists of 15 items in three defined dimensions (subscales): Strategic emphasis, Digital intelligence generation, and Planning and resource provisioning. Conclusion: Using the developed digital marketing orientation (DMO) scale, hotel managers can conduct a DMO audit similar to conducting a market orientation audit to determine in which areas it is necessary to improve market orientation in the online environment. Academics may use the DMO scale to investigate its antecedents and the influence of other factors on DMO and/or the influence of DMO on other factors. This is the first study, to the author’s knowledge, that developed and validated a measurement scale for digital marketing orientation in the hotel industry.
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spelling doaj.art-e240c10d751f45528f924558ea8d72e42024-04-15T17:02:57ZengFaculty of Economics and Business in OsijekEkonomski Vjesnik0353-359X1847-22062021-01-0134111512910.51680/ev.34.1.9Development and validation of the scale for measuring digital marketing orientation in the hotel industryKenan Mahmutović0University of Bihać, Faculty of Economics in Bihać, Bihać, Bosnia & HerzegovinaPurpose: This paper aims to develop and validate the scale for measuring digital marketing orientation (DMO) in the hotel industry. Methodology: The robust exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis procedure is applied to a data set collected through an online survey of 164 hotels in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. Results: Digital marketing orientation has been conceptualized, and a scale has been developed to measure this construct. The scale consists of 15 items in three defined dimensions (subscales): Strategic emphasis, Digital intelligence generation, and Planning and resource provisioning. Conclusion: Using the developed digital marketing orientation (DMO) scale, hotel managers can conduct a DMO audit similar to conducting a market orientation audit to determine in which areas it is necessary to improve market orientation in the online environment. Academics may use the DMO scale to investigate its antecedents and the influence of other factors on DMO and/or the influence of DMO on other factors. This is the first study, to the author’s knowledge, that developed and validated a measurement scale for digital marketing orientation in the hotel industry.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/377993digital marketing orientatione-marketing orientationmarket orientationhotel industryscale developmenttourism
spellingShingle Kenan Mahmutović
Development and validation of the scale for measuring digital marketing orientation in the hotel industry
Ekonomski Vjesnik
digital marketing orientation
e-marketing orientation
market orientation
hotel industry
scale development
tourism
title Development and validation of the scale for measuring digital marketing orientation in the hotel industry
title_full Development and validation of the scale for measuring digital marketing orientation in the hotel industry
title_fullStr Development and validation of the scale for measuring digital marketing orientation in the hotel industry
title_full_unstemmed Development and validation of the scale for measuring digital marketing orientation in the hotel industry
title_short Development and validation of the scale for measuring digital marketing orientation in the hotel industry
title_sort development and validation of the scale for measuring digital marketing orientation in the hotel industry
topic digital marketing orientation
e-marketing orientation
market orientation
hotel industry
scale development
tourism
url https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/377993
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