Purpose By examining my personal development and career trajectory, I hope to share some insights into life as an academic. My particular path has contained, as most paths do, twists and turns. As I look back, they all seem somehow related to each other, but they were not all planned....

The contingency approach and its relevance to theory building and research in marketing is described. The approach is delineated and its theoretical foundations traced. Several established contingency theories within the management discipline are outlined and the research they have stimulated on...

Designed for executives of companies that manufacture or sellproducts and students in an MBA program, this book outlinesthe challenges of launching a service and solutions businesswithin a product-oriented organization. You might view servicesand solutions as a means to financial growth,...