Call for Chapters: Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) Techniques and Statistics in Marketing

Editors

Theodore Tarnanidis, Researcher, Greece
Jason Papathanasiou, University of Macedonia, Greece
Vasileios Ismyrlis, Greek Statistical Authority, Greece
Vijaya Kittu Manda, Vijay Technologies, India

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: September 22, 2024
Full Chapters Due: December 15, 2024
Submission Date: December 15, 2024

Introduction

Marketing has become increasingly popular, utilizing Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods and statistics to create robust frameworks for making informed and strategic decisions. Computational and modeling breakthroughs have resulted in a significant increase in the use of MCDM methods in marketing in the past decade, making it an ideal solution for many marketing problems. Statistics can now be used to conduct MCDM analyses on a variety of marketing problems, including new product introduction and pricing, using multiple data sources.

Businesses can make more informed, strategic, and effective decisions by using MCDM methods and statistical analysis in marketing. By using these tools, marketers can improve market performance and competitive advantage by optimizing product development, pricing strategies, market segmentation, and campaign effectiveness.

This publication aims to inspire a diverse group of academics, professionals, and researchers to undertake research on the uses of MCDM methods in marketing. Making informed and structured marketing decisions is made possible by robust frameworks provided by MCDM methods. Marketers are able to develop strategies that are well-aligned with business objectives and market demands by systematically evaluating multiple criteria. These methods can help improve decision-making and strategic planning, whether it's for traditional markets or emerging platforms like the metaverse.



Objective

The objective of this book is to explain the fundamental advantages of MCDM methods in tackling diverse marketing challenges. Examples included household and consumer panel data on product purchases and survey data, demand models based on micro-economic theory, and random effect models used to pool data among respondents. The goal of the book is to attract leading experts in the industry by offering a comprehensive approach to MCDM techniques in marketing, with consistent notation and algorithms for estimating models. Case studies from the authors' recent research are used to illustrate the application of MCDM methods to many important marketing problems.

Target Audience

MCDM techniques and statistics in marketing provide a platform for marketing researchers to analyze their data with state-of-the-art methods and develop new models of consumer behavior. This guide is invaluable for both graduate students and professors, providing them with a unified reference for cutting-edge marketing researchers. This publication is an important reference source for academics and researchers in marketing, undergraduate students, postgraduate students, consultants, technology developers and policymakers interested in exploring the applications of MCDM methods marketing. The call will be available, though specific professional networks in Multiple-criteria decision-making and marketing, International conferences, research groups and societies, website announcements, list‐servers and other venues.

Recommended Topics

• Market Segmentation and Targeting
• Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
• New Product Development
• Product Portfolio Management
• Pricing Strategies
• Marketing Mix Decisions
• Market Research and Analysis
• Customer Behavior Analysis
• Predictive Modeling (sales forecasting, customer lifetime value)
• Multiple-criteria decision-making
• Multiple-criteria decision analysis
• Decision Support Systems (multiple data sources


Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before September 22, 2024, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by October 6, 2024 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.Full chapters of a minimum of 10,000 words (word count includes references and related readings) are expected to be submitted by December 15, 2024, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-anonymized review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) Techniques and Statistics in Marketing. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-anonymized peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery® online submission manager.



Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2025.



Important Dates

September 22, 2024: Proposal Submission Deadline
October 6, 2024: Notification of Acceptance
December 15, 2024: Full Chapter Submission
January 26, 2025: Review Results Returned
February 23, 2025: Final Acceptance Notification
March 2, 2025: Final Chapter Submission



Inquiries

Theodore Tarnanidis
International Hellenic University
tarnanidis@uom.edu.gr; tarnanidis@ihu.gr

Jason Papathanasiou
University of Macedonia
jasonp@uom.edu.gr

Vasileios Ismyrlis
Greek Statistical Authority
vasileios.ismyrlis@ac.eap.gr

Vijaya Kittu Manda
PBMEIT, India
vijaykittu@hotmail.com



Classifications


Business and Management; Computer Science and Information Technology
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