TITLE:
The Effect of Blue Ocean on Business Entrepreneurship through Niche Marketing as a Mediating Variable (Applied Study on Zalat for Leather Products Co.)
AUTHORS:
Hossam Atef Abdel-Dayem, Mohamed Abdel Salam Ragheb, Mohamed Abdel-Azzim, Fahd Abdel-Azziz Hamaida, Alaa Abdel-Wahed Abdel-Bary
KEYWORDS:
Blue Ocean, Niche Marketing, Business Entrepreneurship
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.8 No.10,
October
26,
2021
ABSTRACT: This research investigates the impact of the Blue Ocean Strategy on business entrepreneurship through Niche marketing as a mediator. Researchers adopted a descriptive-analytical approach, A structured questionnaire was developed and administrated to a sample of “Zalat for leather products” employees, where 500 questionnaires were distributed, and 395 questionnaires were retrieved for analysis. The rate was 79% of the distributed questionnaires. Analyzing data was conducted using a set of statistical methods using SPSS-V23 and AMOS-V23. The study found that Blue Ocean Strategy and Niche marketing all had a significant positive effect on business entrepreneurship. These findings suggest that companies should utilize the Blue Ocean Strategy to select a Niche market according to their unique advantages and develop high-margin products through product customization strategies.