Although national boundaries figure centrally in the definition of international marketing, the topic has not been explored fully. The author attempts to remedy this by surveying national boundary concepts and introducing a theoretical model and propositions describing the influence land boundaries have on actors in their immediate vicinity, the border zone. Dynamic national systems meet at national boundaries, and the resulting discontinuities produce spatial complexities critically important to marketing behavior in the border zone. Implications for market strategies and government policy are provided.
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