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Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 6Listening to the Voice of the Patients: The Marketing Function, Market Orientation and Performance in Hospitals in Emerging Markets(Kamla-raj Enterprises, 2015) Atilla, E. Asuman; Tengilimoglu, Laver; Dursun-Kilie, Tuerkan; Ekiyoe, AykutThe present study aims to explore to what extent hospitals adopt a market orientation as their corporate marketing strategy in an emerging-market context which poses many macro-level challenges for health care organizations due to its strong need for economic development, societal development, better quality-of- life (QOL), welfare, ethical practices among others. Hospitals that serve in these markets can benefit from a market orientation since a market-oriented strategy enables them to study understand and respond to their health care customers more effectively. Administrators from 400 private hospitals in Turkey were surveyed. A positive connection was found between the level of the hospital's market orientation and the presence of a formal marketing department that serves as the informational bridge between the hospital and the society. The results of this study revealed that market orientation is positively related to general performance of the hospital. The present study also showed that a statistically significant difference exists between the general performance of the hospitals having a formal marketing department and of those not having one. Market-oriented private hospitals perform better compared to their less market-oriented counterparts. A formal marketing department that connects the hospital to its customers and the society at large plays a pivotal role in the development of market-oriented strategies and operations and improves hospital performance. Managerial and public policy implications of the research results were also discussed.Book Part Health Tourism-Based Destination Marketing(IGI Global, 2017) Gürcü, Maride; Tengilimoǧlu, DilaverVisits of people for their health caused health tourism to be created. Health tourism has a great market share in the world with a volume of 100 billion dollars. A big battle has started between companies and countries that want to get share from this market. It became necessary to be act professionally because of the competition in health tourism sector. It is very important to know the market, to determine customer requests and needs, to know the advantageous and disadvantageous of competitors and to positions itself at the correct place. It is necessary to focus on international market at health tourism process. Politicians and the government has a big role in being a destination in health tourism sector. All the factors in service process are important parts of both service quality and of branding process. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
