Punctuated epistemology in international marketing strategy: A Whiteheadian remedy

In this conceptual paper, I explicate the ‘punctuated epistemology’ that prevails in international marketing strategy (IMS) and I challenge the assumptions of a requisite punctuated ontology that is implied and nurtured by these epistemological commitments. I frame these assumptions under the terms...

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Published in:Marketing theory 2020-09, Vol.20 (3), p.363-384
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