AMS ReviewPub Date : 2022-12-02DOI: 10.1007/s13162-022-00241-3
Abhijit Guha, Dhruv Grewal
{"title":"How robots will affect the future of retailing","authors":"Abhijit Guha, Dhruv Grewal","doi":"10.1007/s13162-022-00241-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13162-022-00241-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To predict how robots will affect the future of retailing, the authors begin this article with a brief review of recent deployments of robots in the retail and service sectors, along with relevant research pertaining to their uses. Next, they focus on two crucial dimensions, reflecting whether the robots (1) are customer facing or not and (2) intend to augment or substitute for retail associates. These two dimensions suggest four strategic quadrants relating to future robot deployments; some quadrants are attractive in the near term, and others attractive in the years beyond. In closing, the authors also suggest an agenda for continued research.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7786,"journal":{"name":"AMS Review","volume":"12 3-4","pages":"245 - 252"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50001006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AMS ReviewPub Date : 2022-11-18DOI: 10.1007/s13162-022-00239-x
Terry Clark, Thomas Martin Key, Carol Azab
{"title":"Marketing as an emergent discipline: Commentary on Shelby Hunt’s final contribution to our field","authors":"Terry Clark, Thomas Martin Key, Carol Azab","doi":"10.1007/s13162-022-00239-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13162-022-00239-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this commentary, the authors take a thoughtful look at Shelby Hunt’s final submission to <i>AMS Review.</i> Building on Hunt, Madhavaram, and Hatifield’s (2022, in this issue) suggestions of how Marketing’s Era V can be re-centered on more viable and long-lasting ground as a discipline, the present authors propose that the field of marketing is, and always has been, an <i>emergent</i> discipline that is better served by the “invisible hand” of self-organization rather than an attempt at holistic acceptance and adoption of a central focus. Moreover, the paper drills down into one of Hunt’s recurring critiques of marketing, its doctoral programs, and makes suggestions of how this is a significant point of focus to heal our ailing discipline.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7786,"journal":{"name":"AMS Review","volume":"12 3-4","pages":"157 - 161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50036404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AMS ReviewPub Date : 2022-11-05DOI: 10.1007/s13162-022-00237-z
Natalia Rogova, Shashi Matta
{"title":"The role of identity in digital consumer behavior: A conceptual model and research propositions based on gender","authors":"Natalia Rogova, Shashi Matta","doi":"10.1007/s13162-022-00237-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13162-022-00237-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nowadays consumers can express their identities not only through their possessions and buying behavior, but also using social media and digital networks. This article aims to understand these digital consumer behaviors by focusing on identity strength and the identity signaling phenomenon. We develop a conceptual model that combines internal and external factors to explain the intensity and content of digital identity-related behaviors. We use the example of gender identity to build our research propositions, as gender is one of the most frequently and intensely debated identities in online consumer discussions. Further, we propose how digital and offline identity signaling behaviors are intertwined, and discuss the online behaviors of trans consumers. In doing so, our conceptual work highlights the unique features of digital identity signaling behaviors as well as the complexity of identities, including gender, and provides useful insights for researchers and marketers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7786,"journal":{"name":"AMS Review","volume":"13 1-2","pages":"55 - 70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13162-022-00237-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50010402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AMS ReviewPub Date : 2022-10-13DOI: 10.1007/s13162-022-00238-y
Shelby D. Hunt, Sreedhar Madhavaram, Hunter N. Hatfield
{"title":"The marketing discipline’s troubled trajectory: The manifesto conversation, candidates for central focus, and prognosis for renewal","authors":"Shelby D. Hunt, Sreedhar Madhavaram, Hunter N. Hatfield","doi":"10.1007/s13162-022-00238-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13162-022-00238-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Numerous commentators note that marketing is entering its fifth era of evolutionary development as a troubled discipline. Marketing’s troubled evolutionary trajectory has led to what this article labels “the manifesto conversation.” Using the sociology of academic disciplines as a theoretical foundation, this article contributes to the manifesto conversation by (1) showing how each of the discipline’s stages of evolutionary development was shaped by one key question, (2) developing an analysis of the discipline’s stakeholders in each era, (3) identifying four key evolutionary developments in Era IV (1980–2020) that led to the discipline’s troubled trajectory, (4) showing the importance of a discipline’s mainstream central focus for developing a discipline’s sense of academic community, (5) identifying the manifesto conversation’s three major candidates for a central focus, (6) discussing whether the discipline can renew itself in Era V (2020-?), and (7) providing a tentative prognosis for such a renewal.\u0000</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7786,"journal":{"name":"AMS Review","volume":"12 3-4","pages":"139 - 156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50024640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AMS ReviewPub Date : 2022-09-12DOI: 10.1007/s13162-022-00235-1
Aksel I. Rokkan
{"title":"Market orientation (once again): Challenges and a suggested solution","authors":"Aksel I. Rokkan","doi":"10.1007/s13162-022-00235-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13162-022-00235-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Previous research shows almost unequivocally that market orientation (MO) has positive performance consequences for companies. However, research conceptualizes MO as (potentially) too abstract and broad. Consequently, detecting negative performance implications from it is difficult. In this article, I propose to deconstruct MO. First, rather than operating MO as an integrated construct, I suggest treating MO as a class of orientations that share certain properties but differ on important others. I detail the competitive logic of and main risks related to alternative MOs and, drawing from literature on marketing, economics, and strategy, suggest contingencies for alternative MOs to perform well. Second, I propose measuring each individual MO (e.g., customer-centric) as a product of the two forms of orientations (strategy/plan and information) embedded within it. This suggested measurement approach enables further scrutiny of the association between MO and company performance. I conclude with a discussion of the potential implications for research and marketing management which could result from treating MO as a construct class.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7786,"journal":{"name":"AMS Review","volume":"13 1-2","pages":"71 - 91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13162-022-00235-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50046380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AMS ReviewPub Date : 2022-09-01DOI: 10.1007/s13162-022-00236-0
Vikram Kapoor, Russell Belk
{"title":"‘Pressure creates diamonds’/‘fire refines gold’: Conceptualizing coping capital","authors":"Vikram Kapoor, Russell Belk","doi":"10.1007/s13162-022-00236-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13162-022-00236-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>While many consumer behavior studies have investigated consumer coping, few have considered it as a source of positive benefits in addition to being a matter of necessity. In this paper, we draw on Bourdieu’s notion of capital to introduce the concept of coping capital—the intentional or unintentional accumulation of resources, such as emotional and epistemic-competencies and skills resulting from coping with adversity, that <i>may</i> thereafter exist in an embodied state in the form of mental and physical dispositions—dispositions that later provide benefits in life. We suggest that the benefits of coping capital may be determined using either a prospective or a retrospective approach. These benefits may be anticipated or unanticipated when intentionally coping with adversity, while the benefits are predominantly unanticipated when unintentionally coping. By conceptualizing coping capital, our study makes a domain-level conceptual contribution to research on consumer coping. In addition the concept of coping capital may have broader implications outside of the domain of consumption.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7786,"journal":{"name":"AMS Review","volume":"12 3-4","pages":"196 - 215"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13162-022-00236-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50001767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AMS ReviewPub Date : 2022-07-02DOI: 10.1007/s13162-022-00234-2
J. Joseph Cronin Jr.
{"title":"Correction to: Marketing’s new myopia: Expanding the social responsibilities of marketing managers","authors":"J. Joseph Cronin Jr.","doi":"10.1007/s13162-022-00234-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13162-022-00234-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7786,"journal":{"name":"AMS Review","volume":"12 3-4","pages":"253 - 253"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50004128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AMS ReviewPub Date : 2022-07-02DOI: 10.1007/s13162-022-00233-3
Zeynep Müge Güzel, Aysegul Ozsomer
{"title":"Cleansing the doors of perception: Perceptual inaccuracy in marketing relationships","authors":"Zeynep Müge Güzel, Aysegul Ozsomer","doi":"10.1007/s13162-022-00233-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13162-022-00233-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We present an integrative and critical review of the current knowledge about perceptual inaccuracies in marketing relationships. We analyze antecedents of these inaccuracies, identify misperceived constructs and related downstream consequences and moderators. With a focus on salesperson-customer dyads, we provide a synthesis of existing research, develop an emergent conceptual framework and identify several research gaps. Drawing from various theories such as relationship lifecycle, social perception, and the behavioral decision theory, we suggest ways of reconciling inconsistent findings and develop propositions that could guide future perceptual inaccuracy research. We bring confidence into perceptual inaccuracy research to extend the current knowledge base. The perceptual inaccuracy lens can generate new insights to inspire and guide marketing researchers and practitioners.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7786,"journal":{"name":"AMS Review","volume":"12 3-4","pages":"216 - 237"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50002623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AMS ReviewPub Date : 2022-06-10DOI: 10.1007/s13162-022-00230-6
Kimberly A. Whitler, Ben Lee, Sarah Young
{"title":"The impact of boards of directors on chief marketing officer performance: Framing and research agenda","authors":"Kimberly A. Whitler, Ben Lee, Sarah Young","doi":"10.1007/s13162-022-00230-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13162-022-00230-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Firm leaders expect their chief marketing officers (CMOs) to have significant impact on firm performance, and boards of directors (boards) consider marketing-related issues critical board-level priorities. Despite the importance of marketers and marketing to firm outcomes, boards do not appear to value CMOs at the strategy-setting level of the firm as they rarely include CMOs in board discussions and deliberations. The disconnect between the importance of marketing and the marginalization of marketers at the board level prompts the following question: How and in what ways may boards impact CMO performance? This research includes two reviews of the extant literature (from 1984 through 2021): (1) board impact on CMOs, and (2) board impact on the satisfaction, performance, and outcomes of the broader top management team (TMT), including chief financial officers, chief information officers, chief operating officers, chief technology officers, and chief strategy officers. We find that only four articles investigate the impact of boards on any functional TMT member’s performance and that none specifically consider how the board may impact CMO satisfaction, performance, and outcomes. Given the lack of research, we create a conceptual framework that links board characteristics to CMO outcomes and develop a research agenda with over 50 questions as the basis to develop scholarship. Importantly, this research highlights the paucity of insight regarding board-level influence on any functional TMT member, including the CMO. Consequently, the model and research agenda can benefit multiple disciplines including marketing, finance, information technology, operations, management, and human resources.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7786,"journal":{"name":"AMS Review","volume":"12 1-2","pages":"116 - 136"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13162-022-00230-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50017883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AMS ReviewPub Date : 2022-06-10DOI: 10.1007/s13162-022-00228-0
J. Joseph Cronin Jr.
{"title":"Marketing’s new myopia: Expanding the social responsibilities of marketing managers","authors":"J. Joseph Cronin Jr.","doi":"10.1007/s13162-022-00228-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13162-022-00228-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The view of advocates who see corporate social responsibility as a transformative tool by which marketers can unilaterally define the well-being of consumers is criticized by Gaski (<i>AMS Review</i>, 2022) for failing to acknowledge marketers’ legal and ethical responsibilities as agents of ownership and on the basis that they are not qualified to determine what is socially responsible. These criticisms are explored to suggest that social responsibility is a triadic construct that incorporates provider, user, and societal well-being. It is further suggested that advocates of social responsibility have not distinguished the construct from social marketing. Historically, it is demonstrated that concern for consumer well-being is not a new transformative initiative for marketers as such concerns have appeared in the marketing literature for more than a century. It is suggested that social responsibility is a process that is appropriately used as a strategic option by marketers as a potential means to enhance the well-being of providers, users, and society and that the government is the appropriate arbitrator should disagreements as to what is socially responsible arise. Confusion as to the conceptualization and use of social responsibility is attributed to a growing myopic drift towards a behavioral focus among marketing faculty, in marketing Ph.D. programs, and in the marketing literature. Suggestions for changes are identified.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7786,"journal":{"name":"AMS Review","volume":"12 1-2","pages":"30 - 37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50018357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}