Introduction In approaching the field of export marketing, the practitioner and the academic researcher face the same dilemma — a host of unanswered questions about the “best” policy decision in any given situation. Each one looks for answers in different areas. The practitioner reflects...

Relying upon personal interviews with 70 companies, this article offers some conclusions on the nature and scope of international marketing research activities. Specifically, the analysis provides a general characterization of such activities and gives specific examples of how companies approach...

The factor congruency technique is introduced as a tool for cross‐cultural or comparative research efforts, where similarities and differences in the responses of subjects from different samples are investigated. A comparative study of store selection criteria of US and Turkish consumers is...

Suggests that the field of international marketing is a new application area of expert systems in recent years. Presents a formal, systematic and rigorous methodology for validating and evaluating expert systems and, most specifically, two expert systems developed for international marketing....

The identification and selection of attractive foreign markets is one of the most important concerns in exporting. This process requires using relevant, timely and useful information. Uses a sample of leading Turkish exporters to identify the information preferences of exporters in evaluating...

Methodological consistency and rigour continue to be remaining challenges in cross‐cultural research. Scholars need to reach a degree of standardization in the choice and application of research methods in conducting research across national and cultural boundaries. Seeks to propose a general...