Book Description
This market leader has established itself as a classic through seven previous editions by presenting superior, balanced coverage of both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of marketing research. The six stages of the research process provide a solid framework to ensure the development of students’ conceptual and practical understanding of marketing research. It may be used for both upper-division undergraduate and graduate level courses.
About the author
Gilbert A. Churchill, Jr., received his DBA from Indiana University in 1966 and joined the University of Wisconsin faculty upon graduation. Churchill was named Distinguished Marketing Educator by the American Marketing Association in 1986-only the second individual so honored. The lifetime achievement award recognizes and honors a living marketing educator for distinguished service and outstanding contributions in the field of marketing education. Professor Churchill was also awarded the Academy of Marketing Science's lifetime achievement award in 1993 for his significant scholarly contributions. In 1996, he received a Paul D. Converse Award, given to the most influential marketing scholars as judged by a national jury drawn from universities, business and government. Also in 1996, the Marketing Research Group of the American Marketing Association established the Gilbert A. Churchill, Jr., lifetime achievement award, to be given each year to a person judged to have made significant lifetime contributions to marketing research. Professor Churchill has received numerous other academic awards, has served on the boards of the American Marketing Association, and the Advisory Committee to the Bureau of the Census. In addition, he has served as consultant to a number of companies, including Oscar Mayer, Western Publishing Company, and Parker Pen. Professor Churchill's articles have appeared in such publications as the Journal of Marketing Research, the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Consumer Research, the Journal of Retailing, the Journal of Business Research, Decision Sciences, Technometrics and Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, among others. He is co-author of several books, and is a former editor of the Journal of Marketing Research. He has served on the editorial boards of Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Health Care Marketing and the Asian Journal of Marketing.
