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Publication date: 1 June 1995

Research note: international marketing management: a separate academic discipline?: An empirical assessment of the need for specialist education and training

Sylvester O. Monye

International marketing management is rarely considered as anacademic area that deserves separate and specific curriculum. Examinestwo primary questions which challenge…

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International marketing management is rarely considered as an academic area that deserves separate and specific curriculum. Examines two primary questions which challenge this: first, is international marketing management different from basic marketing management? Second, if it is different, what type of training, knowledge and skill should international marketers have? Reviews the changes in the international business environment, factors encouraging internationalization and the need for specialist training as one of the tools required to achieve international competitiveness and growth. Concludes that success in international marketing management requires deep knowledge of cross‐cultural and intercultural issues which facilitate attitude change, assist the development of interpersonal skills, and the creation of awareness of multienvironmental requirements of international marketing operation; and that these skills can only be acquired and developed by a formalized programme of specialist education and training.

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International Marketing Review, vol. 12 no. 3
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/02651339510091744
ISSN: 0265-1335

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  • Education
  • International marketing
  • Training

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Publication date: 1 March 1988

USE OF ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETING

Essam Mahmoud and Gillian Rice

The importance of analytical techniques in international marketing is illustrated. An overview of related research is given. The question is asked, “Which way will…

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The importance of analytical techniques in international marketing is illustrated. An overview of related research is given. The question is asked, “Which way will research on the subject go in the future?”

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International Marketing Review, vol. 5 no. 3
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/eb008354
ISSN: 0265-1335

Keywords

  • Cluster Analysis
  • International Marketing
  • Market Segmentation

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Publication date: 10 October 2013

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International Marketing in Rapidly Changing Environments
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1474-7979(2013)0000024003
ISBN: 978-1-78190-896-9

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Publication date: 1 June 2005

International marketing research: The importance of being complex

Matthew J. Robson

To investigate the state of the international marketing literature in terms of its ability to offer managers with fine‐grained insights into marketing strategy effectiveness.

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Purpose

To investigate the state of the international marketing literature in terms of its ability to offer managers with fine‐grained insights into marketing strategy effectiveness.

Design/methodology/approach

Conceptual study based on insights into advances in international marketing research.

Findings

Contingency accounts of strategy effectiveness are persuasive in the international marketing literature. But areas of research (e.g. the trust‐performance literature) have been slow to identify and discuss contingencies inherent in foreign marketplace ventures.

Practical implications

Practitioners would be advised to consider the degree to which empirical research on international marketing strategy accounts for contextual complexity. Scholarly research should cover not only “whether” an international marketing strategy is productive, but crucially “when” the strategy is productive.

Originality/value

Suggests different areas of international marketing research are at different stages of theoretical development. Usefulness of academic findings may be linked to the level of development of the contingency framework within an international marketing stream.

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Strategic Direction, vol. 21 no. 6
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/02580540510594174
ISSN: 0258-0543

Keywords

  • International marketing
  • Contingency planning
  • Trust
  • Standardization

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Publication date: 13 January 2021

Antecedents and consequences of market orientation in international B2B market: role of export assistance as a moderator

Md Imtiaz Mostafiz, Murali Sambasivan and See Kwong Goh

The significance of market orientation (MO) in industrial marketing literature is immense. Separately, the role of dynamic managerial capability (DMC) as an…

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The significance of market orientation (MO) in industrial marketing literature is immense. Separately, the role of dynamic managerial capability (DMC) as an individual-level capability has been found to be beneficial to business-to-business (B2B) transactions. However, the assessments of DMC as the antecedent to complement MO in achieving firm performance are rare. To address this knowledge gap, this study builds upon a research framework on the DMC theory and MO literature. Additionally, this study aims to investigate how export assistance avails MO-firm performance relationship and assists entrepreneurs to thrive in the international market.

Design/methodology/approach

The research was conducted among the entrepreneurial export manufacturing firms in the apparel industry in Bangladesh. Structural equation modelling was used to investigate the hypothesized relationship among 329 firms.

Findings

Two attributes of DMC, namely, managerial social capital and managerial cognition of entrepreneurs improve the MO process of export manufacturing firms. MO mediates the relationship between DMC and firm performance. Additionally, export assistance positively moderates the relationship between MO and the financial performance of the firm.

Originality/value

MO requires complementary capabilities to realize the value of it efficiently. This study strongly advocates entrepreneurs to nurture DMC to leverage MO and capitalize on emerging opportunities by productively using export assistance. Firms in the emerging economies often suffer from resource-scarcity and export assistance mitigates barriers to expand international operations and yield financial liberty to the firms operating in the international B2B market.

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Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-09-2019-0411
ISSN: 0885-8624

Keywords

  • Dynamic managerial capability
  • Market orientation
  • Export assistance
  • Managerial social capital
  • Managerial cognition
  • Managerial human capital

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Publication date: 21 December 2020

Modes of governance for market entry by international franchisors: factors affecting the choice

Richard Hoffman, Sharon Watson and Hemant Kher

This study aims to provide an empirical test of an existing theoretical model depicting the governance modes used by international franchisors when entering international markets.

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This study aims to provide an empirical test of an existing theoretical model depicting the governance modes used by international franchisors when entering international markets.

Design/methodology/approach

Using a unique panel data set of 222 market expansions by US firms over a seven-year period, this paper tests hypotheses regarding the factors affecting the franchisors’ choice of governance modes when entering foreign markets.

Findings

Franchisors use governance modes with lower levels of control when faced with environmental uncertainties due to corruption, economic downturns and when the geographic distance is large. Moreover, the franchise system assets and its local market assets also affect the choice of governance modes.

Practical implications

Firms need to balance the costs of environmental uncertainty with the need to safeguard the firm’s capabilities and resources using governance modes with appropriate levels of control. This balance changes as the franchise company gains more experience in the local market and as once-emerging markets continue to develop.

Originality/value

This research identified additional governance modes used by franchisors compared to previous studies. Using multiple theoretical perspectives, the study supported significant portions of the Jell-Ojobor and Windsperger (2014) model of franchisor governance mode choice.

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Management Research Review, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/MRR-07-2020-0400
ISSN: 2040-8269

Keywords

  • International business
  • Environmental uncertainty
  • Governance modes
  • International franchising
  • Property rights theory
  • Firm resources and capabilities
  • Franchisor choice model
  • Market entry/re-entry

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Publication date: 18 November 2020

A systematic review of international franchising

Ilan Alon, Indri Dwi Apriliyanti and Massiel Carolina Henríquez Parodi

This paper aims to provide a bibliometric meta-analysis of the already substantial and growing literature on international franchising. Franchising is a model for…

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This paper aims to provide a bibliometric meta-analysis of the already substantial and growing literature on international franchising. Franchising is a model for businesses to achieve scale with limited resources. International franchising is a mode of entry that allows firms to develop new markets with relatively little risk but also little control.

Design/methodology/approach

Using a systematic approach, the paper identifies all articles in the ISI Web of Science from 1970 to 2018 that includes the term international franchising (in the title, the abstract or keywords) and finds 131 articles. This paper used HistCite software to analyze the bibliometric data.

Findings

Four major research clusters in the international franchising literature are identified. In addition, this study shows a change in research patterns regarding topics, theories and methodologies from the 1970s through 2018. The paper presents the most influential articles, authors and journals.

Originality/value

From the analyzes, this study develops a conceptual framework of international franchising and suggest avenues for future research.

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Multinational Business Review, vol. 29 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/MBR-01-2020-0019
ISSN: 1525-383X

Keywords

  • Alliances
  • Contractual relations
  • International franchising
  • Meta-analytical review
  • Non-equity modes

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Book part
Publication date: 27 November 2006

International Marketing Research: Opportunities and Challenges in the 21st Century

Alex Rialp and Josep Rialp

According to a recent and interesting revision of advances in international marketing theory and practice, the international marketing literature has grown exponentially…

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According to a recent and interesting revision of advances in international marketing theory and practice, the international marketing literature has grown exponentially in recent years in order to offer sufficient support to corporate and public policy makers confronting today's hostile global business conditions (Katsikeas, 2003a). In fact, some of the most relevant academic journals in this field (Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of International Marketing, International Marketing Review, International Business Review, Advances in International Marketing, among others) can be considered highly stable and mature publications, with research articles covering a wide range of topics within the international marketing domain and usually authorized by leading contributors to other high-ranking marketing journals (DuBois & Reeb, 2000; Malhotra, Wu, & Whitelock, 2005).

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International Marketing Research
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-7979(06)17019-2
ISBN: 978-0-76231-369-3

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Book part
Publication date: 18 November 2019

Assessing the Impact of Social Forces in International Opportunity Recognition: A Case Study of Brazilian Technology Firms

Nuno Arroteia and Khalid Hafeez

This chapter explores how the recognition of opportunities regarding developing technology and entering a new market is influenced by the systemic effect of social forces…

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This chapter explores how the recognition of opportunities regarding developing technology and entering a new market is influenced by the systemic effect of social forces. These include institutions, social networks and the entrepreneur’s cognitive frames. This study adopts a longitudinal perspective by capturing and analysing the phenomenon in two moments: first, when the businesses started to operate domestically and second, when they began to internationalise. The cases of five Brazilian technology firms are analysed. The findings reveal the systemic and mutually reinforcing effect of these social forces on the recognition of opportunities. The entrepreneurs’ cognitive frames were particularly vital in recognising opportunities to enter the Brazilian market. The institutional support provided by universities along with government mechanisms and entrepreneurs’ social networks were essential to accrue experiential and non-experiential knowledge of international markets, therefore contributing to the recognition of international opportunities. The temporal perspective employed in this research assists the understanding of how historical events shape entrepreneurs’ capabilities to recognise and change company discourse to pursue the recognition of international opportunities. The results provide guidelines for researchers, practitioners and policy-makers, particularly in the emerging economies in Latin America, to support the growth and flourishing of entrepreneurial ventures through pursuing international opportunities.

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International Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: Nature, Drivers, Barriers and Determinants
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-724620190000010006
ISBN: 978-1-78769-564-1

Keywords

  • Emerging markets
  • opportunity recognition
  • market entry
  • social networks
  • entrepreneur cognition
  • networks
  • institutions

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Book part
Publication date: 6 September 2012

Public–Private Collaboration in International Education: A New Zealand Case Study

Christopher Allen Stachowski

In New Zealand, educational institutions at all levels are being encouraged by the nation's central government to develop international markets, largely to generate…

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In New Zealand, educational institutions at all levels are being encouraged by the nation's central government to develop international markets, largely to generate revenue and to therefore decrease dependence on state funding. This chapter presents research findings which show that some managers in education are responding to this challenge by establishing and maintaining relationships to respond to international student demand, a core focus of educational marketing work. These relationships seem to allow high schools, particularly resource-constrained ones, to be able to add value to the international student experience. In this case, this includes offering language tuition and access to support people who speak the students’ languages and are familiar with their cultural frameworks as part of the experience. Given the benefits to international students, and to the schools themselves, could this kind of relational approach be considered an example of leadership in international education marketing?

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The Management and Leadership of Educational Marketing: Research, Practice and Applications
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3660(2012)0000015008
ISBN: 978-1-78190-242-4

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