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The relationship marketing orientation of Hong Kong financial services industry managers and its links to business performance

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The importance of a relationship marketing orientation (RMO) in the Hong Kong financial services industry is examined and a RMO construct tested for its impact on business performance. Following an earlier study of RMO that found a significant positive association with business performance in a sample dominated by a Hong Kong wholesaling, retailing, and associated activities, our study of RMO in the financial services sector found a similar association but of greater strength. RMO factors, however, vary in their effect on particular business performance indicators, complicating the picture of how RMO works to improve business performance. For example, communication is the only factor with a significant association with customer retention but is unimportant for market share. Although the elements of RMO are interdependent, differences in contribution to achieving particular business performance outcomes suggest the need for a fine-grained approach to building a RMO strategy, one crafted to the service context and particular business performance goals.

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    Tsui Luen On Gordon, Guilherme D Pires & John Stanton

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Gordon, T., Pires, G. & Stanton, J. The relationship marketing orientation of Hong Kong financial services industry managers and its links to business performance. J Financ Serv Mark 13, 193–203 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1057/fsm.2008.22

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