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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783013003321

Titolo

Qualitative research at the marketing/entrepreneurship interface [[electronic resource] /] / guest editor, David Crick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Bradford, England], : Emerald Group Pub., 2004

ISBN

1-280-51548-1

9786610515486

1-84544-409-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (73 p.)

Collana

Qualitative market research ; ; v. 7, no. 3, 2004

Altri autori (Persone)

CrickDavid

Disciplina

658.8/3

Soggetti

Marketing research

Entrepreneurship

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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abstracts & keywords; Guest editorial; Crafting a competitive advantage: tempering entrepreneurial action with positioning-based values; Understanding practices at the "ethnic" marketing/ entrepreneurship interface: a case study of Kirit Pathak; Marketing in the social enterprise context: is it entrepreneurial?; The nature of networking in small firms; Laments and serenades: relationship marketing and legitimation strategies for the cultural entrepreneur; Relationships, marketing and small business: an exploration of links in theory and practice

Sommario/riassunto

The essence of entrepreneurship is "effectual action". Researchers at the entrepreneurial/marketing interface suggest that small firms adapt marketing theory to their needs, undertaking a range of emergent actions in response to day-to-day events and problems, without recourse to formal planning or research. By way of contrast, brands require guided action, in order to build a sustainable position in the marketplace, while research also reveals that small specialist firms increase their chance of failure if they undertake a range of unguided actions that lead to niche drift. Based upon an in-d