Driven by the needs of global marketers, a new programme is assessing the beginnings of consumer behaviour among young people of all industrialised nations of the world. The initial effort reported here was a study conducted among Taiwanese children. It measured the children′s income, savings,...

The international marketing ethics problems encountered by a representative sample of Australian firms engaged in international business are examined. The executive in charge of international marketing in 38 firms (a 25 per cent response rate) provided information on the types of ethical...

The managerial implications of a study of 40 leading US and UK manufacturing firms (20 UK, 20 US) are examined in which senior and middle‐level managers were interviewed face to face. In both countries, common problems confront management which wants to grow its business organically in...

The focus is an examination of the evolution of marketing theory and the role the study of marketing theory plays in the marketing education process. In addition, the question whether the status of marketing theory differs among American marketing academicians and their European colleagues is...

Today, one of the most important and creative challenges in international advertising is communicating to people of diverse cultures and nations. The challenge arises because of increasing globalization of economies, cultural and national differences, and advanced media technology. A review of...

While simulation and controlled pretest‐marketing approaches are increasingly used, the traditional test marketing is still the most widely used approach for product and marketing programme testing. For several decades now, the most popular research and professional approach to test market...

In today′s competitive travel industry, positioning the destination more effectively in the traveller′s mind has become an increasingly important strategic issue. The key to this is an understanding of the traveller′s perceptions of destinations. This study focuses on determining US...