@inbook{6af9dde3dae74cd895e07f1c93071f70,
title = "Normative Criteria for the Development and Appraisal of Marketing Theory",
abstract = "This paper examines the role of explanation in theory development, and the factors which make an explanation acceptable. Normative criteria for developing valid explanatory models are proposed. Criteria for appraising competing models are also presented. Two separate hierarchies are proposed, and are illustrated using a well-known model in marketing. It is hoped that this will lead to greater public debate relating to the assessment of theory development in marketing.",
keywords = "Consumer Research, Explanatory Model, Scientific Explanation, Shopping Center, Wide Scope",
author = "Shekhar Misra",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015, Academy of Marketing Science.",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-13248-8\_75",
language = "English",
series = "Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
pages = "367--371",
booktitle = "Developments in Marketing Science",
}