The nexus between entrepreneurial and market orientation on digital marketing capabilities and marketing performance of SMEs in emerging markets

Entrepreneurial marketing has been conceptualized to address challenges encountered by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly those operating with limited resources and under dynamic environmental conditions. This study investigates the extent to which entrepreneurial orientation an...

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Main Authors: Hosianna Ayu Hidayati, Endang Siti Astuti, Andriani Kusumawati, Mohammad Iqbal
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Cogent Business & Management
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2025.2526150
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author Hosianna Ayu Hidayati
Endang Siti Astuti
Andriani Kusumawati
Mohammad Iqbal
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Andriani Kusumawati
Mohammad Iqbal
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description Entrepreneurial marketing has been conceptualized to address challenges encountered by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly those operating with limited resources and under dynamic environmental conditions. This study investigates the extent to which entrepreneurial orientation and market orientation predict digital marketing capabilities and enhance marketing performance in the context of SMEs in emerging markets. This study employs a quantitative approach through a survey-based design with a self-administered (structured) questionnaire. The sample size of 398 SMEs was determined using Slovin’s formula, and data analysis was conducted using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), a robust technique commonly adopted in marketing research. These findings reveal that entrepreneurial orientation has a significant direct effect on digital marketing capabilities and marketing performance. Similarly, market orientation exerts a positive and significant impact on both digital marketing capabilities and marketing performance. Furthermore, digital marketing capability significantly influences marketing performance and mediates the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and marketing performance, as well as between market orientation and marketing performance. These findings underscore the strategic role of entrepreneurial and market orientations as foundational drivers of digital marketing capability and overall marketing performance in resource-constrained and volatile business environments.
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spelling doaj-art-ef4e8ec3089348ee80d5e762441b425d2025-08-20T03:28:22ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Business & Management2331-19752025-12-0112110.1080/23311975.2025.2526150The nexus between entrepreneurial and market orientation on digital marketing capabilities and marketing performance of SMEs in emerging marketsHosianna Ayu Hidayati0Endang Siti Astuti1Andriani Kusumawati2Mohammad Iqbal3Department of Administrative Science, Brawijaya University, Malang, IndonesiaDepartment of Business Administration, Brawijaya University, Malang, IndonesiaDepartment of Business Administration, Brawijaya University, Malang, IndonesiaDepartment of Business Administration, Brawijaya University, Malang, IndonesiaEntrepreneurial marketing has been conceptualized to address challenges encountered by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly those operating with limited resources and under dynamic environmental conditions. This study investigates the extent to which entrepreneurial orientation and market orientation predict digital marketing capabilities and enhance marketing performance in the context of SMEs in emerging markets. This study employs a quantitative approach through a survey-based design with a self-administered (structured) questionnaire. The sample size of 398 SMEs was determined using Slovin’s formula, and data analysis was conducted using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), a robust technique commonly adopted in marketing research. These findings reveal that entrepreneurial orientation has a significant direct effect on digital marketing capabilities and marketing performance. Similarly, market orientation exerts a positive and significant impact on both digital marketing capabilities and marketing performance. Furthermore, digital marketing capability significantly influences marketing performance and mediates the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and marketing performance, as well as between market orientation and marketing performance. These findings underscore the strategic role of entrepreneurial and market orientations as foundational drivers of digital marketing capability and overall marketing performance in resource-constrained and volatile business environments.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2025.2526150Entrepreneurial marketingentrepreneurial orientationmarket orientationdigital marketing capabilitymarketing performanceemerging markets
spellingShingle Hosianna Ayu Hidayati
Endang Siti Astuti
Andriani Kusumawati
Mohammad Iqbal
The nexus between entrepreneurial and market orientation on digital marketing capabilities and marketing performance of SMEs in emerging markets
Cogent Business & Management
Entrepreneurial marketing
entrepreneurial orientation
market orientation
digital marketing capability
marketing performance
emerging markets
title The nexus between entrepreneurial and market orientation on digital marketing capabilities and marketing performance of SMEs in emerging markets
title_full The nexus between entrepreneurial and market orientation on digital marketing capabilities and marketing performance of SMEs in emerging markets
title_fullStr The nexus between entrepreneurial and market orientation on digital marketing capabilities and marketing performance of SMEs in emerging markets
title_full_unstemmed The nexus between entrepreneurial and market orientation on digital marketing capabilities and marketing performance of SMEs in emerging markets
title_short The nexus between entrepreneurial and market orientation on digital marketing capabilities and marketing performance of SMEs in emerging markets
title_sort nexus between entrepreneurial and market orientation on digital marketing capabilities and marketing performance of smes in emerging markets
topic Entrepreneurial marketing
entrepreneurial orientation
market orientation
digital marketing capability
marketing performance
emerging markets
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2025.2526150
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