There is a dearth of empirical analysis of how and to what extent British retailers fit marketing activities to sectoral conditions. Reviews relevant literature and tests propositions concerning the relative importance of marketing activities in two retail sectors. Finds many cross‐sectoral...

Although the marketing of high technology has attracted a number of writers over the 1980s and 1990s, there is, as yet, no shared agreement as to the critical issues marketing managers must address to be successful in this area. Based on observation and experience, suggests a framework of six...

At present, a continuing widespread debate on the moral nature of business is widely recognized. However, it seems that the ethical evaluation of business practices is not very common in the area of relationship marketing. Analyses relationship marketing from the viewpoint of ethical theories....

Though academic research into the marketing/ entrepreneurship interface is of only relatively recent origin, it would seem that the basic principles of marketing appear to be equally valuable to both large and small firms. This article provides a critical review of the research into the role and...

Most studies of the effect of country‐of‐origin on consumer evaluation of products are based on static models, even though it is recognized that country image changes over time. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a normative model of country‐of‐origin as a dynamic process.

The past decade has seen a flurry of academic and practitioner interest in organizational culture. This has coincided with an increase of theoretical interest in organizational marketing. However, despite some obvious linkages, there have been few studies examining the links between the two....

This article examines the relationships among two types of strategy (defender and prospector), two types of evaluation systems (output‐oriented and behavior‐oriented), and one dimension of organizational structure (centralization) and their interactive effects on the job performance of...

While academics have been attempting to establish empirical support for the marketing concept, managers have been facing a complementary challenge to implement this cornerstone of marketing theory. Both groups appear to have had limited success. Part of the problem may lie in a failure to...

Many studies have highlighted the important role that marketing plays in contributing to a firm’s competitive success. In most cases, however, research has focused on either large businesses, or, to a lesser extent, very small businesses, essentially ignoring the many “medium‐sized”...