Towards a better understanding of organizational buying behavior across cultures: empirical evidence from the Arabian Gulf

Alexandre Anatolievich Bachkirov*

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نتاج البحث: المساهمة في مجلةArticleمراجعة النظراء

10 اقتباسات (Scopus)

ملخص

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine, through the lens of the buying center concept, a theorized link between organizational buying behavior (OBB) and a national culture of collectivism, large power distance, particularism and a wasta practice. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative methodology was used to gain better understanding of OBB in an under-researched business environment of the Arabian Gulf. The data come from 41 organizational practitioners who reported on the industrial buying processes in their organizations with reference to the buying center framework. Findings: The study developed a model of the buying center for the emerging markets governed by socio-political institutions. Research limitations/implications: The data were obtained only from one culturally specific world region. Practical implications: To attain efficacious results in culturally distant business environments, industrial marketers should complement home country experience with a thorough understanding of how national cultures affect the dynamics of OBB. Originality/value: The study updates the conceptualization of the buying center’s organizational actors (OAs) for business contexts beyond traditional, mature markets. It reveals the typology of decisional influencers, introduces and defines the role of advisers and clarifies the role of the gatekeeping bureaucracy and differing perceptions thereof by OAs.

اللغة الأصليةEnglish
الصفحات (من إلى)1521-1532
عدد الصفحات12
دوريةJournal of Business and Industrial Marketing
مستوى الصوت34
رقم الإصدار7
المعرِّفات الرقمية للأشياء
حالة النشرPublished - أكتوبر 7 2019

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