Standardization and adaptation as a coconstituted process: the pursuit of relational fit in international markets
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Poulis, K. 2024. Standardization and adaptation as a coconstituted process: the pursuit of relational fit in international markets. Journal of International Marketing. 32 (2), pp. 12-32. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069031X231212414
Type | Article |
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Title | Standardization and adaptation as a coconstituted process: the pursuit of relational fit in international markets |
Authors | Poulis, K. |
Abstract | Marketing products/services internationally entails a bold decision that has high-cost implications and significant performance consequences: Should the firm standardize or adapt its marketing strategy across borders? The dilemma is a seminal issue, and perhaps the most enduring in international marketing scholarship. However, despite the voluminous work on the topic, an ontological assumption induces inconclusive conceptualizations and impedes theoretical advancement. The author contends that a self-contained, atomistic representation of the standardization/adaptation decision is such an impediment. This work problematizes a portrayal of the decision as if it is taken following a detached, own judgment of broad environmental contingencies. In turn, the study builds on fit literature and promotes an alternative perspective that acknowledges relational imperatives for requisite theorizing. Hence, standardization/adaptation is framed as a coconstituted process toward relational fit, with international marketing strategies being contingent on the role of significant “others.” |
Keywords | standardization; adaptation; relationships; fit; contingency; process |
Sustainable Development Goals | 4 Quality education |
Middlesex University Theme | Sustainability |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Journal | Journal of International Marketing |
ISSN | 1069-031X |
Electronic | 1547-7215 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 23 Oct 2023 |
Jun 2024 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 20 Oct 2023 |
Deposited | 21 May 2024 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | © The Author(s) 2024. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1069031X231212414 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:001157721800001 |
Language | English |
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