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A Theory of Marketing Outline of a Social Systems Perspective /

Marketing has become one of the most influential forces in contemporary market economies. Yet despite ubiquitous empirical presence, uncountable textbook definitions, and sixty years of scholarly work, a coherent sociological understanding of this powerful concept is still amiss. Drawing on Luhmanni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lüdicke, Marius (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wiesbaden : Deutscher Universitätsverlag : Imprint: Deutscher Universitätsverlag, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
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Sumario:Marketing has become one of the most influential forces in contemporary market economies. Yet despite ubiquitous empirical presence, uncountable textbook definitions, and sixty years of scholarly work, a coherent sociological understanding of this powerful concept is still amiss. Drawing on Luhmannian social systems theory, historical analysis, and four qualitative studies, the author theorizes on the marketing function as a self-contained system of communications. It is argued that marketing systems prosper within a host organization if and as long as they successfully influence observers' preferences towards particular brands. On these conceptual foundations a comprehensive brand- and communication-centered theory is developed that fulfills Alderson', Cox' and Bartels' foundational requirements for a general theory of marketing in an unprecedented way.
Descripción Física:XV, 191 p. online resource.
ISBN:9783835091313