Processes and integration in the interaction of purchasing and marketing: considering synergy and symbiosis

Toon, Mark A., Morgan, Robert E., Lindgreen, Adam , Vanhamme, Joëlle and Hingley, Martin K. (2016) Processes and integration in the interaction of purchasing and marketing: considering synergy and symbiosis. Industrial Marketing Management, 52 . pp. 74-81. ISSN 0019-8501

Full content URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2015.07.014

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Abstract

Effective integration of both purchasing and marketing functions is central to effective value creation and alignment of an organization with its business environment. Rapidly changing environments create gaps in the value creation process that compromises the delivery of value to the customer and risk misalignment of value propositions to their needs. Despite the clear imperative for research in this area, the extant literature is partial and delivers limited coherence. Ours is a theoretical article that—in drawing on previous literature—introduces the new work collected in this special issue and considers this against our own empirical evidence. We present a framework that maps out the landscape of internal organizational integration with a particular emphasis on purchasing and marketing integration. Implications for theory and managers are explored.

Keywords:Functional integration, Interface, Internal integration, Purchasing, Relational, Transactional, bmjgoldcheck, NotOAChecked
Subjects:N Business and Administrative studies > N500 Marketing
Divisions:Lincoln International Business School
ID Code:18060
Deposited On:28 Jul 2015 15:25

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