Foreign environmental factors influencing American consumers' predispositions toward European products

Wang, Chih-Kang; Lamb, Charles W.

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“…Some researchers attributed such a behavior with a belief among consumers (most especially consumers from developing countries) that local products are not as good as the foreign imported ones. In line with this, several authors confirmed that consumers in a developed economies have a tendency to purchase domestic product first, followed by products from similar level of developed economy, and Purchase of Local Product Brand in Yemen then goods from less developed countries [5], [6], [7].…”

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Determining the Antecedents of Actual Purchase of Local Product Brand in Yemen

Mohammed¹,

Al-Ekam²,

Mat³

et al. 2012

ECONOMICS

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This study is meant to examine the relationships of several antecedents of actual purchase of local products in Yemen. Actual purchase is considered a vital link to a business success. The study identified four antecedents of consumer actual purchase. Namely; patriotism, quality, masculinity culture and government support. A total of 287 respondents (about 70%) completed and returned the questionnaire. A seven point liker scale was used to measure responses. The data were analysed using Structural equation modelling (SEM), using AMOS version 16. Confirmatory factor analysis of measurement models indicates adequate goodness of fit after a few items were eliminated through modification indices verifications. Goodness of fit indices of the revised structural model show adequate fit. The goodness of fit indices of the revised model indicate adequate fit (GFI=.967, RMSEA=.034, RATIO CMIN/DF=1.327, P-VALUE=.061). The regression parameter estimates of three variables are found to be significant at 5% level of significance. Contrary to our expectation, the mediating role of intention to actual purchase could not be established in this study. The findings are discussed in the context of actual and intend purchase of local brands in Yemen.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 66%

Determining the Antecedents of Actual Purchase of Local Product Brand in Yemen

Mohammed¹,

Al-Ekam²,

Mat³

et al. 2012

ECONOMICS

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“…Purchasing foreign-made products may be seen as immoral and unpatriotic because it has an adverse impact on the domestic economy; hence, consumers tend to purchase local products even if the quality is lower than that of imports (Wall and Heslop, 1986). In line with this, Okechuku (1994) and Wang and Lamb (1980) demonstrated that consumers in developed countries tend to prefer their own locally-produced goods first, followed by products from other developed countries, and then products from less developed countries. Thus, where consumer ethnocentrism is strong, consumers take COO into consideration when evaluating products.…”

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“…Consumers in developed countries tend to prefer products from their own country first, followed by products from other developed countries, and then products from less developed countries (Jaffe and Martinez, 1995;Okechuku, 1994; Wang and Lamb, 1980). Since Singapore is deemed a newly industrialized country, we sought to investigate whether Singaporean consumers' buying behavior supports previous findings in the developed world:…”

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Does country of origin matter for low‐involvement products?

Ahmed

Johnson

Yang

et al. 2004

International Marketing Review

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Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by 405387 [] For AuthorsIf you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation.Abstract This empirical study focusses on consumers' attitude to low-involvement products, bread and coffee, in a newly-industrialized nation. Using data from 236 consumers in Singapore, the study examines the influence of country of origin (COO) relative to other product attributes in consumers' evaluation of domestic and foreign food products. The results indicate that COO does matter when consumers evaluate low-involvement products but, in the presence of other extrinsic cues (price and brand), the impact of COO is weak and brand becomes the determinant factor. In addition, the results suggest that a country's positive image in some product categories does not necessarily carry over to other product categories. The implications of these findings for marketing food products internationally are discussed.

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“…For example, researchers have looked at political, economic, cultural, and social factors (see for examples, Gaedeke, 1973;Kaynak and Cavusgil, 1983;Wang and Lamb, 1980;Hallen and Johanson, 1985;Lumpkin and Crawford, 1985;Shimp et al, 1993;Samiee, 1994). Others have examined the mediating effects of demographic factors (see for examples, Schooler and Sunoo, 1971;Dornofit et al, 1974;Bannister and Saunders, 1978;Wall et al, 1991).…”

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Warranty and warrantor reputations as signals of hybrid product quality

Tan

Lee

Lim

2001

European Journal of Marketing

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation.Abstract Examines the use of warranty and warrantor reputations, which have been shown to be credible signals of product quality for uni-national products, to overcome consumers' negative perceptions about hybrid products. An experiment is conducted, in which the level of warranty coverage and the warrantor's reputation are manipulated. Results indicate that warranty strategies, in terms of warranty coverage and warrantor reputation, are effective in overcoming consumers' negative perception about the hybrid product's quality. Strategy implications for firms in the advanced and emerging economies are discussed.The research register for this journal is available at

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Foreign environmental factors influencing American consumers' predispositions toward European products

Cited by 47 publications

References 6 publications

Determining the Antecedents of Actual Purchase of Local Product Brand in Yemen

Determining the Antecedents of Actual Purchase of Local Product Brand in Yemen

Does country of origin matter for low‐involvement products?

Warranty and warrantor reputations as signals of hybrid product quality

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