Accomplishing not only corporate goals, but also those of the economy as a whole, requires a continuously growing interest towards quality. This interest has evolved constantly from inspection, to control, insurance and, presently, total quality management. The management that is oriented...

The extent to which people identify with an organization is dependent on the attractiveness of the organizational identity, which helps individuals satisfy one or more important self-definitional needs. However, little is known about the antecedents of company identity attractiveness (IA) in a...

This paper explores the managerial aspects of the relationship with stakeholders, under the assumption that transfer of knowledge is being made from relationship marketing and market orientation perspectives. These marketing tools may prove useful to manage the relationship with other...

With services becoming the impetus of growth in economies across the world, quality has emerged as one of the critical issues that need adequate attention. Customers have a larger role to play in defining the success of services as these are customer-oriented in nature. The complex nature of...

During the extensive development, marketing entered all the economic fields and then expanded outside the economic area. In present, the main purpose is the orientation to the market, with several specific characteristics. Thanks to the action of several factors (high quality, liable products,...

Orientarea organizatiilor spre marketingul relational a adus in prim plan trei concepte a caror importanta a crescut semnificativ in ultimul deceniu: atragerea, retentia si recastigarea clientilor pierduti. In mod firesc, se prefigureaza intrebarea privind gradul de prioritate al atragerii si...

Concerning potential importance of retaining customers and establishing right relationship with them to create loyalty, previous studies have presented diverse results which can be related to lack of an appropriate relationship quality. Therefore, this study was conduced in Karafarin Insurance...

Transformation of the European Union in accordance with the objectives proposed by the Lisbon strategy in the most competitive and dynamic economy based on knowledge, able to provide jobs, sustainable development and ensuring social cohesion, involves the development of various institutions of...

The aim of this contribution is to discuss the evolution of marketing, arguing whether it is accomplishing a paradigm change. Starting from previous definitions of paradigm, we adopt the viable systems approach (<i><sc>v</sc>S<sc>a</sc></i>) as a general interpretation key useful for interpreting the evolution of...

Preferential treatment is a prevalent relationship marketing practice of companies treating some customers better than others. Using two studies, the authors explore the practice of preferential treatment and show that preferential treatment influences both consumers who receive it and those who...