TY - JOUR AB - The aim of this article is to identify company characteristics which are linked to improved performance in hospitality firms. It compares the levels of market orientation and other company characteristics, including corporate culture, innovation procedures, use of information technology and ethical policies of hospitality firms with the most highly market‐oriented service firms from other sectors which took part in a large multi‐industry study in New Zealand. Suggests that hospitality managers should encourage their organisations to become more customer‐focused, to develop a corporate culture which encourages innovation, and to make greater use of Web‐based marketing to improve company performance. VL - 12 IS - 3 SN - 0959-6119 DO - 10.1108/09596110010320643 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110010320643 AU - Gray Brendan J. AU - Matear Sheelagh M. AU - Matheson Philip K. PY - 2000 Y1 - 2000/01/01 TI - Improving the performance of hospitality firms T2 - International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 149 EP - 155 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -