
"The first edition of Marketing Theory: Evolution and Evaluation was published in 1988 and was received very well by marketing scholars. It was also used as a textbook in doctoral seminars on marketing theory. The first edition's preface stated "This book is both a chronicle...

The evolution of marketing theories and the rationales behind them are chronicled in this thought-provoking book. The authors present a typology for the twelve schools of marketing thought, and describe a comprehensive metatheory framework based on six basic criteria. They also...