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Dr. Charles Blankson

Professor of Marketing, University of North Texas
Verified email at unt.edu
Cited by 6334

Toward an integrated framework for online consumer behavior and decision making process: A review

WK Darley, C Blankson, DJ Luethge - Psychology & marketing, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a comprehensive review of recent empirical studies dealing with online
consumer behavior and decision‐making processes. To that end, the paper adapts and …

The development and validation of a scale measuring consumer/customer-derived generic typology of positioning strategies

C Blankson, SP Kalafatis - Journal of marketing management, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the fact that positioning is considered by both academics and practitioners to be one
of the key elements of modern marketing management, it is surprising to uncover a general …

African culture and business markets: implications for marketing practices

WK Darley, C Blankson - Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 2008 - emerald.com
Purpose – This paper seeks to focus on the key underpinnings of African culture and its
implications for business marketing practices. Design/methodology/approach – Using Kluckholn …

Positioning strategies in business markets

SP Kalafatis, MH Tsogas, C Blankson - Journal of Business & …, 2000 - emerald.com
Tests the relevance of positioning within the domain of business marketing through the
application of a new typology of positioning strategies. The proposed typology is tested in a well‐…

Issues and challenges in the positioning of service brands: a review

C Blankson, SP Kalafatis - Journal of Product & Brand Management, 1999 - emerald.com
In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to positioning and, more specifically,
positioning of service brands. This is so because of the unique characteristics of services. …

Microfinance intervention in poverty reduction: A study of women farmer-entrepreneurs in rural Ghana

JA Nukpezah, C Blankson - Journal of African Business, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines microfinance intervention in rural poverty reduction in Ghana by
surveying 100 rural women farmer-entrepreneurs. The findings reveal that microfinance …

Marketing practices of rural micro and small businesses in Ghana: The role of public policy

C Blankson, K Cowan… - Journal of Macromarketing, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Using social identity theory and social capital theory as a backdrop to understand the context
of subsistence marketplaces, this study investigates how rural micro and small businesses …

Market orientation, learning orientation and business performance: The mediating role of innovation

MA Mahmoud, C Blankson… - International Journal of …, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between market orientation,
learning orientation and innovation; and second, assesses the role of innovation, market …

Consumer attitudes and interactive digital advertising

JMS Cheng, C Blankson, EST Wang… - International journal of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
This research examines consumer attitudes towards four sub-types of interactive digital
advertising: internet-based e- and email advertising, and mobile-phone-based SMS- and MMS-…

Succession planning in SMEs: An empirical analysis

…, TV Schwarz, C Blankson - International Small …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
This study reports the results from a survey of 368 family-owned small to medium size
enterprises (SMEs) with regard to the importance, nature, and extent of succession planning. By …