...-parenting. Focusing on the context of children’s food consumption, the authors use a conflict lens of socialization theory and a relational power perspective to investigate the dynamics and conflicts inherent in Chinese intergenerational co-parenting interactions. Design/methodology/approach The authors...

...Michal J Carrington; Ben Neville; Robin Canniford Purpose – This study aims to explore: consumer experiences of intense moral dilemma arising from identity multiplicity conflict, expressed in the marketplace, which demand stark moral choices and consumer response to intensely felt moral tension...

...Veronica L. Thomas; Robert D. Jewell; Jennifer Wiggins Johnson Purpose – This paper aims to examine how conflicting brand preferences between a social group and an individual may lead the individual to hide their consumption. Specifically, the authors examine the conditions under which hiding...

... in their franchisor. Relationships with outcome variables, such as perceived conflict and relational satisfaction, are also examined. Finally, the authors compare their hypothesised model across male and female franchisees and different patterns of relationships result. Design/methodology/approach – Data were...

...Ian Grant; Charlotte McLeod; Eleanor Shaw Purpose The aim of this paper is to explore the tensions and basis for conflict within relationships that embed and connect networked companies involved in the planning of advertising, with broader relevance for professional service organizations...

...Cristian Chelariu; Rodney Stump Purpose The present study aims to contribute to the growing cross‐national body of literature on work‐family conflict (WFC) and family‐work conflict (FWC) issues by examining the interrelationship of these constructs with other variables in the context...

...Svein Ottar Olsen; Klaus G. Grunert Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyse the relationship between satisfaction and consumer behaviour by proposing and testing a model of how moral and social influences interact with individual satisfaction and conflict to explain and understand consumer...

...Lloyd C. Harris; Emmanuel Ogbonna; Mark M.H. Goode Purpose The objective of this paper is to contribute empirical evaluation of the factors, behaviours and processes that lead to intra‐functional conflict, and in so doing to contribute to theory building on these issues, which have important...

... sales experience, and the marketing manager's relative level of formal education) on the following outcome variables: dysfunctional conflict, functional conflict, and perceived relationship effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the interaction approach, the paper develops...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Australia Conflict Marketing Sales managers United Kingdom Named in honour of Hans B. Thorelli, a recognized scholar who has made continuous and significanr contributions to international marketing management. The following...

...Philip L. Dawes; Graham R. Massey Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and test a model of the factors that explain the level of interpersonal conflict between marketing managers and sales managers. The paper aims to establish the overall level of interpersonal conflict in the full...

...Christopher T. Shaw; Vivienne Shaw; Margit Enke This paper presents a comparative study of the views of British and German engineers on the relationship between engineers and marketers and the conflict between them. Data have been collected from 151 British and 84 German engineers in 25 companies...

... psychological causes and effects of intergroup relations in FMCG marketing. This conceptual model integrates two social psychological theories, the realistic group conflict theory, and the social identity theory. As a development to previous applications of these theories, the model extends beyond the social...

...Samar K. Mukhopadhyay; Anil V. Gupta Marketing‐manufacturing interface is becoming an increasingly important research area, as the firms unable to reduce inter‐departmental conflict find their global competitiveness compromised. Due to inevitable interaction of marketing and manufacturing...

...Constantine S. Katsikeas; Nigel F. Piercy Understanding buyer‐seller relationships in marketing channels relies on modelling conflict, yet little research concerning this question has been conducted in the context of exporter marketing channels. This article focuses on certain conflict‐related...

... of their partners cheating in their channel relations. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Business ethics Conflict Contracts Distribution channels ...

...Allan J. Magrath; Kenneth G. Hardy This article describes a framework for manufacturers to predict the level of channel conflict that they will probably experience based on channel design, channel policies and differences from their resellers in key factors. Three levels of conflict are described...

...John F. Gaski Building on the recently developed Achrol‐Reve‐Stern framework for the analysis of the marketing channel environment, this article examines the relationships between a number of environmental circumstances and selected intrachannel phenomena including power, conflict, dealer...