Culture as a Market Entry Barrier: Some Insightful Tips for the Turkish Market

  • Tunç Erem
  • Ömer Baybars Tek
  • A. Ercan Gegez
  • Deniz Börü
Conference paper
Part of the Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science book series (DMSPAMS)

Abstract

This paper addresses some major issues for solving cultural problems encountered in international marketing activities and emphasizes the cultural awareness / analysis that every business should consider to enter the international markets. In this study some multicultural marketing failures experienced in Turkey by some firms have also been discussed and a new model is recommended.

Keywords

International Business Foreign Market Market Entry Cultural Awareness International Marketing 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Tunç Erem
    • 1
  • Ömer Baybars Tek
    • 2
  • A. Ercan Gegez
    • 1
  • Deniz Börü
    • 1
  1. 1.Marmara UniversityMontrealCanada
  2. 2.Dokuz Eylül UniversityMontrealCanada

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