Managing culturally diverse buyer-seller relationships: The role of intercultural disposition and adaptive selling in developing intercultural communication competence |
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Authors: | Victoria D Bush Gregory M Rose Faye Gilbert Thomas N Ingram |
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Institution: | (1) University of Mississippi, Mississippi, USA;(2) Colorado State University, Colorado, USA |
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Abstract: | Given the increase in cultural diversity within marketing organizations as well as within current and potential customer bases,
possessing the appropriate communication skills becomes crucial to success in managing culturally diverse relationships. Although
marketing researchers have recognized the importance of adaptive selling behavior for successful buyer-seller relationships,
the exploration of the intercultural aspects of these relationships has only recently begun. This article examines how adaptive
selling behaviors and intercultural dispositions of marketing executives contribute to their perceived intercultural communication
competence. Results show that in addition to being adaptive, the intercultural disposition of a marketer is of key importance
in developing intercultural communication competence. Theoretical and practical implications for incorporating intercultural
communication into the development of successful buyer-seller relationships are discussed.
Victoria D. Bush (Ph.D., University of Memphis) is an associate professor of marketing at the University of Mississippi. Her research has
appeared in such journals as theJournal of Advertising, theJournal of Advertising Research, Industrial Marketing Management, theJournal of Public Policy and Marketing, theJournal of Business Ethics, and theJournal of Services Marketing. Her research interests are in diversity, advertising, and ethics.
Gregory M. Rose (Ph.D., University of Oregon) is an associate professor of marketing at the University of Mississippi. His research interests
include consumer socialization and cross-cultural consumer behavior. He has published or has forthcoming articles in theJournal of Consumer Research, theJournal of the Academy of Marketing Science, theJournal of Business Research, theJournal of Consumer Psychology, theJournal of Advertising, theJournal of Marketing, and other journals and proceedings.
Faye Gilbert (Ph.D., University of North Texas) is an associate professor of marketing at the University of Mississippi. She has published
in theJournal of Business Research, Psychology and Marketing, theJournal of Health Care Marketing, theJournal of Research in Pharmaceutical Economics, theJournal of Applied Business Research, theJournal of Marketing Management, theJournal of Marketing Theory and Practice, and theJournal of Marketing Education, among others. Her work emphasizes the application of consumer behavior theory to health care and to channel relationships.
Thomas N. Ingram (Ph.D., Georgia State University) is a professor of marketing at Colorado State University. He has been honored as the Marketing
Educator of the Year by Sales and Marketing Executives International (SMEI) and as a recipient of the Mu Kappa Tau National
Marketing Honor Society Recognition Award for Outstanding Scholarly Contributions to the Sales Discipline. He has served as
the editor of theJournal of Personal Selling and Sales Management and is the current editor of theJournal of Marketing Theory and Practice. His primary research is in personal selling and sales management. His work has appeared in theJournal of Marketing, theJournal of Marketing Research, theJournal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, and theJournal of the Academy of Marketing Science, among others. He is the coauthor of three textbooks:Professional Selling: A Trust-Based Approach, Sales Management: Analysis and Decision Making, andMarketing: Principles and Perspectives. |
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