Applying scientific reasoning to the field of marketing make better decisions /

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Main Author: Grapentine, Terry
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:2012 digital library.
Marketing strategy collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • A personal observation
  • Acknowledgments
  • Section 1. Laying the groundwork
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Epistemology and philosophy of science: why they are useful for marketing
  • 3. Applying scientific reasoning to the field of marketing and business: the Dow Chemical story
  • 4. Barriers to scientific reasoning
  • 5. Worldviews: the lens that can distort reality
  • Section 2. Thinking scientifically
  • 6. An introduction to scientific reasoning
  • 7. Attributes versus constructs
  • 8. Causation
  • 9. Coherence
  • 10. Logic: deduction, induction, and inference to the best explanation
  • 11. Arguments and logical fallacies
  • Section 3. Developing theories
  • 12. Theory
  • 13. Creative thinking in theory development
  • 14. Your journey
  • 15. Additional readings
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.