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Irish Marketing Review, Vol. 1, Spring, 1986, Unknown Jan 1986

Irish Marketing Review, Vol. 1, Spring, 1986, Unknown

Issues

The Irish Marketing Review deals with issues, developments, research and practice in marketing.


The Shape And Length Of The Product Life Cycle, John Meenaghan, Paul O'Sullivan Jan 1986

The Shape And Length Of The Product Life Cycle, John Meenaghan, Paul O'Sullivan

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This paper argues that the usage of the "time" variable as a convenient explanatory variable on the horizontal axis of the product life cycle graph has diverted attention from a thorough analysis of the factors which influence the shape and length of the PLC. The paper addresses the issues of definition of "product" and "product life" as well as reviewing existing commentry on curve shape as a precursor to exmining the relevant issues relating to the PLC shape and length. Drawing on the body of insight provided by sales forecasting and diffusion theory as well as the standard PLC literature …


Ireland Incorporated: The Imperative Of Leadership Towards A Concensus, Cathal Brugha Jan 1986

Ireland Incorporated: The Imperative Of Leadership Towards A Concensus, Cathal Brugha

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In this article a business studies approach is applied to the problems of the Irish economy. It reviews the published comments of academics, managers, and others, presents the results of primary research, and then offers some conclusions and proposals.