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Perceptions of Marketing and Approaches to Implementation

Perceptions of Marketing and Approaches to Implementation The purpose of this study was to conduct an empirical investigation into the differences between the marketing practices of foreign and domestic manufacturing firms in Ghana. More specifically, an attempt was made, firstly, to determine the differences in the perceived importance of different elements of marketing practice and, secondly, to distinguish between the actual performance of these activities in the firms selected. Data were obtained from 75 firms representing domestic and foreign businesses in 8 foreign countries spread across Europe, North America and Asia. The analysis indicates that, on the whole, foreign firms perceive marketing practices as more important and tend to perform more marketing activities compared with their domestic counterparts. Managerial implications of the findings and the study's limitations are discussed alongside future research directions. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal Of African Business Taylor & Francis

Perceptions of Marketing and Approaches to Implementation

Journal Of African Business , Volume 2 (1): 16 – Jan 1, 2001

Perceptions of Marketing and Approaches to Implementation

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to conduct an empirical investigation into the differences between the marketing practices of foreign and domestic manufacturing firms in Ghana. More specifically, an attempt was made, firstly, to determine the differences in the perceived importance of different elements of marketing practice and, secondly, to distinguish between the actual performance of these activities in the firms selected. Data were obtained from 75 firms representing domestic and foreign...
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Taylor & Francis
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Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
ISSN
1522-9076
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1522-8916
DOI
10.1300/J156v02n01_02
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to conduct an empirical investigation into the differences between the marketing practices of foreign and domestic manufacturing firms in Ghana. More specifically, an attempt was made, firstly, to determine the differences in the perceived importance of different elements of marketing practice and, secondly, to distinguish between the actual performance of these activities in the firms selected. Data were obtained from 75 firms representing domestic and foreign businesses in 8 foreign countries spread across Europe, North America and Asia. The analysis indicates that, on the whole, foreign firms perceive marketing practices as more important and tend to perform more marketing activities compared with their domestic counterparts. Managerial implications of the findings and the study's limitations are discussed alongside future research directions.

Journal

Journal Of African BusinessTaylor & Francis

Published: Jan 1, 2001

Keywords: Marketing; foreign firms; domestic firms; economic reform; structural adjustment program; developing economies; Ghana

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