Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/218552 
Year of Publication: 
2014
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[Journal:] South African Journal of Business Management [ISSN:] 2078-5976 [Volume:] 45 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] African Online Scientific Information Systems (AOSIS) [Place:] Cape Town [Year:] 2014 [Pages:] 111-120
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African Online Scientific Information Systems (AOSIS), Cape Town
Abstract: 
Studies have suggested the positive effect of customer orientation on superior performance. However, these studies have not shown how to covert customer orientation into superior performance through new product development (NPD)activities. The purpose of this study was to fill the gap between customer orientation and new product performance and elucidate the mediating influence of product launch, product development capability, and innovativeness on therelationship between customer orientation and new product performance. From the contract manufacturer's perspective, it was proposed that customer orientation toward new product performance affects NPD activities. Focus was placed on product launch because the launch stage is the most expensive and riskiest aspect of NPD activities. Focus was also given to product development capability, which facilitates superior product performance. Product innovativeness also plays a crucial role in building competitive advantage. NPD activities include product launch, product development capability, and product innovativeness. We used a questionnaire to collect data to test the postulated research model and hypotheses from project, account and product managers in the high-tech industry. The results demonstrated the strong positive effectof customer orientation on NPD activities, and NPD activities play crucial roles as mediators between customer orientation and new product performance.
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