Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/225
Title: Consumer-based brand equity and country-of-origin relationships: some empirical evidence
Contributor(s): Pappu, RS (author); Quester, PG (author); Cooksey, RW  (author)
Publication Date: 2006
DOI: 10.1108/03090560610657903
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/225
Abstract: Purpose – The objective of the present research is to examine the impact of the country of origin of a brand on its consumer-based equity.Design/methodology/approach – Brand equity was conceptualized in this paper as a combination of brand awareness, brand associations, perceived quality and attitudinal brand loyalty. A doubly multivariate design was incorporated in a structured questionnaire to collect data via mall intercepts in an Australian capital city.Findings – Multivariate analysis of variance of the data indicated that consumer-based brand equity varied according to the country of origin of the brand and product category. This impact of country oforigin on brand equity occurred where consumers perceived substantive differences between the countries in terms of their product category-country associations.Research limitations/implications – An important direction for future research would be to examine how the consumer-based equity of a brand would be affected, if the country of origin were changed from a country with weaker association with the product category to a country with strong association with the product category. The results would be useful to MNCs contemplating international manufacturing.Practical implications – Marketing managers operating in the international context must identify the sources of brand equity, and understand the importance of incorporating country of origin intotheir brand equity measurement. Further, the results suggest that, when a brand offers a variety of product categories, brand managers should monitor and track the brand’s consumer-based equity foreach product category.Originality/value – The present study is one of the first to empirically examine and confirm the impact of country of origin on the consumer-based equity of a brand.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: European Journal of Marketing, 40(5/6), p. 696-717
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 0309-0566
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 150501 Consumer-Oriented Product or Service Development
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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