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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453185403321

Autore

Usui Kazuo <1953->

Titolo

The development of marketing management [[electronic resource] ] : the case of the USA, c. 1910-1940 / / Kazuo Usui

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2008

ISBN

1-281-76593-7

9786611765934

0-7546-8230-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 p.)

Collana

The history of retailing and consumption

Disciplina

658.8001

Soggetti

Marketing - United States - Management - History - 20th century

Marketing - United States - History - 20th century

Marketing - Management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; General Editor's Preface; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 An Archetype of Marketing Management: Butler's Ideas and their Background; 2 Scientific Management and Sales Management: The McDonaldization of Sales Activities; 3 Scientific Management and Marketing Management: 'Science in Business' for Marketing; 4 'Merchandising' as a Missing Concept in the History of Marketing Management Thought; 5 The Redesign Movement and Development of Product Policy: A Meeting of Marketers and Industrial Designers

6 Development of the Idea of Channel Selection and Distribution Structure between the Two World WarsConcluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the development of US marketing management thought in the early part of the 20th century, focusing on the relationship between the thought and historical contexts rather than on theoretical developments.