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Principles of Marketing, 17/e
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Principles of Marketing, 17/e

by Philip T. Kotler, Gary Armstrong
January 2017
Beginner content levelBeginner
580 pages
160h 2m
English
Pearson
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Institutional and Government Markets

So far, our discussion of organizational buying has focused largely on the buying behavior of business buyers. Much of this discussion also applies to the buying practices of institutional and government organizations. However, these two nonbusiness markets have additional characteristics and needs. In this final section, we address the special features of institutional and government markets.

Institutional Markets

The institutional market consists of schools, hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, and other institutions that provide goods and services to people in their care. Institutions differ from one another in their sponsors and their objectives. For example, Community Health Systems runs 203 for-profit ...

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ISBN: 9780134492513