THE ORGANIZATIONAL BUYER BEHAVIOR LEARNING ORGANIZATION

Citation
Gtm. Hult et El. Nichols, THE ORGANIZATIONAL BUYER BEHAVIOR LEARNING ORGANIZATION, Industrial marketing management, 25(3), 1996, pp. 197-207
Citations number
54
Categorie Soggetti
Management,Business
ISSN journal
00198501
Volume
25
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
197 - 207
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-8501(1996)25:3<197:TOBBLO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
This study develops a framework of integrated propositions of organiza tional learning in organizational buyer behavior. The focus is on the communication activities and relationships between and within the stra tegic business units operating within the purchasing process. Field su pport for the proposed relationships is provided in a series of case s tudies based on interviews with 30 managers of 10 strategic business u nits of a major publicly owned global services organization, Implicati ons are discussed based on the framework and the case studies.