Darwinian fitness in the global marketplace discusses how global business competition is undergoing a dynamic shift consistent with the Darwinian theory of evolution. Globalisation has allowed free entry and exit for firms in the marketplace that has caused congestion of firms at vertical...

The performance related issues of buyer-supplier relationship have attracted both the academic and corporate managers. The study attempts to make theoretical contributions to the literature on relationships in marketing channels. Compared with the impact of the often-investigated construct of...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Exploring Consumers Today -- Chapter 2: Consumer Impetus and Business Management -- Chapter 3: Decision Metrics for Competitive Business -- Chapter 4: Behavioral Patterns and Performance Appraisal -- Chapter 5: Measuring Consumer...