Review
Covers the essentials of marketing research, with solid illustrations.
The Qualitative Research chapter is excellent, the best I've seen.
What I especially like about this text are the learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter.
Text is well written and easy to read.
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About the Author
Alan T. Shao is Professor of Marketing and the Director of the International Business Program in The Belk College of Business Administration at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he teaches courses at both the graduate and undergraduate level in marketing research, international marketing, marketing management and marketing strategy. He has also taught on the faculties of the University of South Florida, University of Alabama, Kennesaw State University and Norfolk State University. He received his B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from Old Dominion University and his Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Alabama, with a minor in statistics. He is an active member of the American Marketing Association, Academy of International Business, Academy of Marketing Science, Society for Marketing Advances, and the North Carolina World Trade Association. He is presently on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina World Trade Association and the Charlotte World Trade Association. Dr. Shao is past president of the Academy of International Business-U.S. Southeast Region and has lectured at universities throughout the world. He has published more than 80 articles in many of the leading marketing and international marketing journals, as well as proceedings of major regional, national and international conferences.
Dr. Shao is co-owner and Senior Vice President of Information Management of Sovidian Business Services, a web site development company and online education center. As an active business consultant, he has conducted marketing research throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe for multinational advertising agencies, financial institutions, sports franchises, technology companies, legal firms, and consumer goods manufacturers.
Dr. Shao lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife, Carol, and children, Janine, Victoria and Alan II.
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