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Business-to-Business Buying: Challenges and Opportunities

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  • Rajdeep Grewal
  • Gary Lilien
  • Sundar Bharadwaj
  • Pranav Jindal
  • Ujwal Kayande
  • Robert Lusch
  • Murali Mantrala
  • Robert Palmatier
  • Aric Rindfleisch
  • Lisa Scheer
  • Robert Spekman
  • Shrihari Sridhar

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In this article, we lay out the challenges and research opportunities associated with business-to-business (B2B) buying. These challenges and opportunities reflect four aspects of B2B buying that the Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM: www.isbm.org ) has identified through a Delphi-like process: (1) the changing landscape of B2B buying, (2) the increasing sophistication of sellers, (3) the impact of technological changes, and (4) the increasing importance and growth of emerging markets. For each of these four areas, we identify the relevant background, key issues, and pertinent research agendas. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

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  • Rajdeep Grewal & Gary Lilien & Sundar Bharadwaj & Pranav Jindal & Ujwal Kayande & Robert Lusch & Murali Mantrala & Robert Palmatier & Aric Rindfleisch & Lisa Scheer & Robert Spekman & Shrihari Sridhar, 2015. "Business-to-Business Buying: Challenges and Opportunities," Customer Needs and Solutions, Springer;Institute for Sustainable Innovation and Growth (iSIG), vol. 2(3), pages 193-208, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:custns:v:2:y:2015:i:3:p:193-208
    DOI: 10.1007/s40547-015-0040-5
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