Title
Marketing Philosophies. Evidence From Turkey
Keywords
developing countries; marketing; philosophies; Turkey
Abstract
This paper provides empirical evidence of the application of various marketing management philosophies by tourism organizations in Turkey. Those studied had the greatest tendency toward product-oriented marketing and the least orientation toward societal marketing. The findings reveal that competency, availability of financial resources, and characteristics of the country's business environment influence the application of marketing management philosophies in organizations. A deeper analysis of the internal and external environments is thus essential to understanding the challenges in following more customer-oriented and societal considerations at a destination. This paper discusses whether marketing practices developed in Western countries can be applied in a developing country and why organizations in such countries may fail to practice these marketing practices. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Publication Title
Annals of Tourism Research
Volume
35
Issue
1
Number of Pages
127-147
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2007.07.003
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
38549148753 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/38549148753
STARS Citation
Tosun, Cevat; Okumus, Fevzi; and Fyall, Alan, "Marketing Philosophies. Evidence From Turkey" (2008). Scopus Export 2000s. 10404.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/10404