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TY - JOUR
T1 - Overcoming Institutional Voids
T2 - Maisons Spéciales and the Internationalisation of Proto-Modern Brands
AU - Alexander, Nicholas
AU - Doherty, Anne Marie
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Business History on 16/10/2019, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00076791.2019.1675640
PY - 2021/10/31
Y1 - 2021/10/31
N2 - This article explores the role of institutional voids in the internationalisation of proto-modern brands in London from the mid-1820s through to the early 1850s. Internationalising firms addressed institutional deficiencies in the market through the establishment of retail operations identified here as international maisons spéciales and by adopting marketing strategies designed to legitimate their proto-modern brands. Together, these organisational and strategic marketing responses enabled firms to overcome institutional voids and shape market norms. These mutually supporting organisational and marketing innovations occurred at a much earlier date than the literature currently suggests.
AB - This article explores the role of institutional voids in the internationalisation of proto-modern brands in London from the mid-1820s through to the early 1850s. Internationalising firms addressed institutional deficiencies in the market through the establishment of retail operations identified here as international maisons spéciales and by adopting marketing strategies designed to legitimate their proto-modern brands. Together, these organisational and strategic marketing responses enabled firms to overcome institutional voids and shape market norms. These mutually supporting organisational and marketing innovations occurred at a much earlier date than the literature currently suggests.
KW - Institutional voids
KW - Proto-modern brands
KW - Marketing
KW - International retail
KW - Maison spéciale
KW - Market shaping
KW - Brand development
KW - Brand identity
KW - Brand values
KW - Trademark regulation
KW - Arenas of consumption
KW - Regent Street
U2 - 10.1080/00076791.2019.1675640
DO - 10.1080/00076791.2019.1675640
M3 - Journal article
VL - 63
SP - 1079
EP - 1112
JO - Business History
JF - Business History
SN - 0007-6791
IS - 7
ER -