Aimed primarily at the MBA student or those preparing for professional qualifications in the marketing field, this book analyses the process of decision making in marketing and the role of organisation. It examines:
- The study of the organisational location and positioning of the marketing function
- The analytical perspectives of information-processing theories of organisation
- The relationship between structure and information
- Organisational processes
Part 1: The Organisational Dimensions of Marketing1. Marketing and Organisational Structure 21. Theories of Organsiation and Decision Making Part 2: Marketing in the Organisation3. The Departmentation and Positioning of Marketing 4. Responsibility, Power and Politics Part 3: Marketing Structures5. Structures in the Marketing Organisation 6. Product Management, the Product-Market Matrix Part 4: Organisational Design for Marketing7. Designing the Marketing Organisation 8. Organisational Strategy for Marketing.
Multivolume collection by leading authors in the field