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2005). The brand barriers construct is identified separately from the size of the company since larger firms may also be affected by resource limitations for a number of reasons including the negative effects of uncontrollable factors in various sectors of the external environment. These may include a weak economy, increasing costs of doing business, the imposition of new legal restrictions or requirements, and so forth. The unavailability of financial and human resources often forces firms to adopt a short term focus rather than a long term branding strategy and to underinvest in building the distinctiveness of their brand (Wong &Merrilees, 2005). Although Wong and Merrilees (2005) propose that brand barriers have a negative effect on a brand orientation, this relationship has not been empirically examined. We concur with Wong and Merrilees (2005) and set forth the following research proposition.

P2: Brand barriers have a negative effect on the company 's level of brand orientation. Services Component

The third potential antecedent relates to whether the company's product is a service or a physical good. Marketers generally perceive a continuum with pure services at one end (such as a carton of cereal) and pure services (such as financial services) at the other. Many products fall somewhere in between. For example, a restaurant provides the physical good of the food services as well as the service product that involves seating guests, serving food, and clearing the table. In order to provide more complete information to marketing managers, it is common for marketing studies to examine whether differences between physical goods and services are significant.

P3: The extent to which a company provides services over physical goods has a negative effect on the company's level of brand orientation.

MANAGERIAL AND RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS

The purpose of this paper is to identify potential antecedents of a brand orientation based on the existing marketing and business literature and to set forth a conceptual model depicting research propositions. Studies conducted on the consequences of a brand orientation demonstrate that a brand orientation has a positive effect on business performance. Accordingly, managers should strive to develop and nurture the brand orientation of their businesses in their efforts to attain higher business performance and competitive advantage.