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Marketing strategy, functions and buyer perceptions' audit : a case study of Abbott Laboratories (Diagnostic Division), Pakistan

AuthorArshad, Rizwan
Call NumberAIT RSPR no.SM-94-41
Subject(s)Marketing--Pakistan--Management

NoteA Research Study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
AbstractThe objective of this study is to evaluate the difference between the performance of the Abbott Diagnostic Division and the perceptions' of the buyers about the company and their product. Moreover, how effectively the company is implementing the Marketing Strategies, Functions and services in order to provide better facilities to the buyers. Quality, After Sales Service and Reliability are found to be the most important factors, on the basis of which the buyer make the decision. Generally, the buyer prefer to buy semiautomatic equipment's and of those companies who can provide better After Sales Service. Abbott Diagnostic Division deals in the specialize market which is of Enzyme Immune Assay includes the test such as AIDS, Hepatitis, Cancer etc. The customers of the company are Hospitals, Private laboratories and Blood Banks. Abbott equipment's are found to be of good quality and the services provided by the company is found to be excellent. The reasons by which the customers are not using the equipment's of Abbott are High Prices, Low average of test per day in the lab and some customers do not conduct those tests in their labs in which Abbott is operating.
Year1994
TypeResearch Study Project Report (RSPR)
SchoolSchool of Management (SOM)
DepartmentOther Field of Studies (No Department)
Academic Program/FoSMaster of Business Administration (MBA) (Publication code=SM)
Chairperson(s)Hertzberg, Ellen;
Examination Committee(s)Speece, Mark W.;Johri, Lalit M.
DegreeResearch Studies Project Report (M.B.A.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1994


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