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1 online resource (247 pages) |
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Routledge Revivals |
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Routledge revivals.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; 1. The Distributive Industries and Post-industrial Society; 1.1 The Emergence of Post-industrial Society; 1.2 The Growth of Service Employment; 1.3 The Marketing Revolution in Post-industrial Society; 1.4 Technique, Organisation and Environment in the Marketing Revolution; 2. The Changing European Consumer; 2.1 Population Distribution; 2.2 The Organisation of the Consumer Sector; 2.3 Changing Consumer Technology |
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2.4 The Environments of the Consumer2.5 Conclusion; 3. Revolution in the Retail Trades; 3.1 Organisational Change in Retailing; 3.2 Retail Technique; 3.3 The Changing Environment of Retail Operations; 3.4 The Interplay of Organisation, Technique and Environment; 4. Wholesaling in Post-industrial Europe; 4.1 Trends in Wholesale Organisations; 4.2 Developments in Wholesaling Technique; 4.3 The Evolving Wholesale Environment; 4.4 Conclusion; 5. Governmental Intervention in Distribution; 5.1 Public Policy Aims and Purposes; 5.2 Policy Areas and Policy Instruments |
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5.3 Policy Successes and Failures5.4 The Need for Policy Co-ordination; 6. Future Trends in Distribution; 6.1 Service Generated Growth; 6.2 Social Change toward Europe 2000; 6.3 Endogenous Change within Distribution; 6.4 Distribution's Response to the Fifth Kondratieff Upswing; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The physical distribution of products is an important element in the marketing operations of all productive enterprises, and in many cases efficient distribution is the most important single factor leading to success. With the emergence of post-industrial society the role of distribution has come to increasingly be viewed as a generator of wealth in the economy, attracting the interest of public policy makers anxious to influence investment, employment and efficiency in the sector. First published in 1982, this book isolates the major trends affecting the main institutions in distrib |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Physical distribution of goods -- Europe
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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Physical distribution of goods
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Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317598862 |
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1317598865 |
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