Studying role of market orientation in business profitability of Kermanshah City bodybuilding halls

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of market orientation in business profitability of Kermanshah City' bodybuilding halls. The population of study consisted of all managers of bodybuilding halls of Kermanshah City (N=153) that sample size were determined by Cohran formula and simple sampling method (n=113) that finally 113 questionnaires were returned. To collect data, market orientation questionnaire developed by Ramayah et al (2011) and business profitability questionnaire developed by William et al (2009) were used. Internal consistency of questionnaires by using Cronbach's alpha was determined respectively 0.87 and 0.79. Descriptive and inferential statistics methods were used for data analysis. The findings showed that between customer orientation and business profitability there is no significant correlation. Between competitor orientation and business profitability significant correlation wasn’t observed. Research result showed that between inter-functional coordination and business profitability there is significant positive correlation. Among dimensions of market orientation, inter-functional coordination has the ability to predict business profitability. It is recommended to the manager of bodybuilding halls in Kermanshah City that must with improvement and development of market orientation in their club, underlying profitability of their business.