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2013

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Georgia Southern University

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The Inmates Are Running The Asylum: The Role Of A Consumer Mentality In Higher Education And Exploring How It Can Be Overcome, Stephen S. Batory, Anne Heineman Batory, David J. Burns, John Lanasa, Randy Stuart Jan 2013

The Inmates Are Running The Asylum: The Role Of A Consumer Mentality In Higher Education And Exploring How It Can Be Overcome, Stephen S. Batory, Anne Heineman Batory, David J. Burns, John Lanasa, Randy Stuart

Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2013

Serving and satisfying customers is often viewed as the primary function of businesses. Consequently, a customer orientation, or a focus on determining customers’ wants and needs and designing and offering products to satisfy them, is a key concept within marketing. Is the importance of a customer orientation also true in higher education? Several believe that it is. The answer to the question of who is the customer in higher education, however, is less clear. Historically, society was viewed to be the primary customer of higher education – the purpose of higher education was viewed to produce educated individuals who possess …


Internal Marketing Implications Of Workplace Bullying: The Integration Of Multiple Perspectives, Mary F. Mobley, Michael C. Mobley, Richard Easley, Clinton Amos Jan 2013

Internal Marketing Implications Of Workplace Bullying: The Integration Of Multiple Perspectives, Mary F. Mobley, Michael C. Mobley, Richard Easley, Clinton Amos

Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2013

This special session will highlight marketing, behavioral, leadership, and legal perspectives of workplace bullying behavior and how such behavior can negatively affect an individual’s wellbeing and adversely impact an organization’s welfare. The discussion will be couched within an internal marketing framework with special emphasis on strategic implications. Behavioral aspects of those who bully and the impact that their behavior can have on their targets will be given special consideration. Also, various leadership issues that arise in workplace environments with respect to workplace bullying will be explored. Further, an overview of the legal ramifications of workplace bullying will be integrated into …


Social Media In The Business Curriculum Panel, Pauline Ash Ray, Jenny Swearingen, Paul Wilkens Jan 2013

Social Media In The Business Curriculum Panel, Pauline Ash Ray, Jenny Swearingen, Paul Wilkens

Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2013

Social Media has grown from an auxiliary chapter in a marketing text to an entire course in the curriculum, an undergraduate major, or a MBA specialty. The controversy now appears to be the extent of the coverage of the Social Media area. The challenge in examining social media’s role in the business curriculum is that there is a lack of empirical research on this subject. The purpose of this panel is to undertake an exploratory review of how social media has been utilized in the business curriculum of participants’ schools in response to the demands of the changing business landscape. …