Building on the recently developed Achrol‐Reve‐Stern framework for the analysis of the marketing channel environment, this article examines the relationships between a number of environmental circumstances and selected intrachannel phenomena including power, conflict, dealer satisfaction,...

An annual survey of U.S. consumers' sentiment toward the institution of marketing has been conducted for the past two decades. This report describes the measuring instrument (which produces a summary index number for each year), the sample, and the longitudinal trend of survey results-the upshot...

Of all the social phenomena that have been investigated in the distribution channel context – including power, conflict, dependence, role performance, and opportunism – one that has escaped attention until now is alienation. Borrowing from traditional behavioral science and consumer...

The author sets out to achieve a better measurement of interorganisational power in distribution channels.

Financial market information can provide an objective assessment of losses anticipated from global warming. In a Merton-type asset pricing model, with asset prices affected by perceived changes in investment opportunities due to global warming, the risk premium is significantly negative and...