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1<br />

MARKETING:<br />

DEVELOPMENT AND<br />

SCOPE OF THE SUBJECT<br />

LEARNING OBJECTIVES<br />

By the end <strong>of</strong> this chapter you should be able to:<br />

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■<br />

■<br />

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have a feel for the diversity <strong>of</strong> the subject <strong>of</strong> marketing and its<br />

historical development;<br />

distinguish between different schools <strong>of</strong> thought in marketing;<br />

know what the marketing concept is;<br />

understand what is meant by the ‘functionalist’ approach by which<br />

this text is organized;<br />

have a grasp <strong>of</strong> the major contemporary environmental trends in<br />

marketing;<br />

appreciate the adaptive role <strong>of</strong> marketing strategy.

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