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Globalization, Reterritorialization, And Marketing, Sudhir Kale, Natalina Zlatevska
Globalization, Reterritorialization, And Marketing, Sudhir Kale, Natalina Zlatevska
Sudhir H. Kale
Accelerated globalization has dramatically altered the ways in which people consume, work, gather information, play and define their identity. Most extant discourse on globalization, particularly in the business discipline, ignores the impact of globalization on the identity of those affected. One of the key characteristics of globalization is deterritorialization; the severance of social, political, and cultural practices from their native places. Deterritorialization potentially destabilizes people's identity. In response, individuals will undertake activities and behaviors which help them "reterritorialize" and restore their sense of identity. This phenomenon has interesting implications for researchers as well as practitioners.
A Trination Analysis Of Social Exchange Relationships In E-Dating, Sudhir Kale, Mark Spence
A Trination Analysis Of Social Exchange Relationships In E-Dating, Sudhir Kale, Mark Spence
Sudhir H. Kale
More than half a billion users across the globe have availed themselves of e-dating services. This chapter looks at the marketing and cross-cultural aspects of mate-seeking behavior in e-dating. We content analyzed 238 advertisements from online matrimonial sites in three countries: India (n=79), Hong Kong (n=80), and Australia (n=79). Frequencies of mention of the following ten attribute categories in the advertiser’s self-description were established using post hoc quantitative analysis: love, physical status, educational status, intellectual status, occupational status, entertainment services, money, demographic information, ethnic information, and personality traits. Past research on mate selection using personal ads and the three countries’ …