Examining the role of hybrid products in a consumer animosity setting

This paper aims to examine the effects of animosity on consumers? willingness to buy hybrid products (i.e. products that involve affiliations of two or more countries - such as branded in Japan but made in China). By examining the Chinese consumers? animosity towards the Japanese, the study?s findin...

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Main Authors: Kea, Garick, Phau, Ian
Format: Working Paper
Published: School of Marketing, Curtin Business School 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42927
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description This paper aims to examine the effects of animosity on consumers? willingness to buy hybrid products (i.e. products that involve affiliations of two or more countries - such as branded in Japan but made in China). By examining the Chinese consumers? animosity towards the Japanese, the study?s findings revealed a high level of animosity present that resulted in the Chinese consumers? unwillingness to buy Japanese products. More importantly, results showed that the Chinese consumers are not any more receptive to hybrid products as such domestic affiliations have not diluted the animosity.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-429272017-01-30T15:03:07Z Examining the role of hybrid products in a consumer animosity setting Kea, Garick Phau, Ian Hybrid products Consumer animosity Consumer ethnocentrism Country-of-origin This paper aims to examine the effects of animosity on consumers? willingness to buy hybrid products (i.e. products that involve affiliations of two or more countries - such as branded in Japan but made in China). By examining the Chinese consumers? animosity towards the Japanese, the study?s findings revealed a high level of animosity present that resulted in the Chinese consumers? unwillingness to buy Japanese products. More importantly, results showed that the Chinese consumers are not any more receptive to hybrid products as such domestic affiliations have not diluted the animosity. 2008 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42927 School of Marketing, Curtin Business School fulltext
spellingShingle Hybrid products
Consumer animosity
Consumer ethnocentrism
Country-of-origin
Kea, Garick
Phau, Ian
Examining the role of hybrid products in a consumer animosity setting
title Examining the role of hybrid products in a consumer animosity setting
title_full Examining the role of hybrid products in a consumer animosity setting
title_fullStr Examining the role of hybrid products in a consumer animosity setting
title_full_unstemmed Examining the role of hybrid products in a consumer animosity setting
title_short Examining the role of hybrid products in a consumer animosity setting
title_sort examining the role of hybrid products in a consumer animosity setting
topic Hybrid products
Consumer animosity
Consumer ethnocentrism
Country-of-origin
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42927