An Empirical Study of Two-Way Effects on Country Image of KOREA and Corporate Image - A Focus on Chinese Consumer of SAMSUNG Electronics -

한국 국가이미지와 기업이미지간의 상호효과에 대한 실증연구 -삼성전자의 중국소비자를 중심으로-

  • Received : 2006.10.25
  • Accepted : 2006.11.29
  • Published : 2006.12.25

Abstract

IThis research meets with empirical results in pursuit of aim as below mentioned. Firstly, it gets a line on two-way effects which have an effect on both (the country image and corporate image) by using the corporate image for the study of the country image. After making an analysis of the empirical test, found out that the corporate image has influence upon the country image significantly. Also found out that the country image has an effect on the corporate image powerfully. Therefore, it effects an inspection of evidence that the country image and corporate image have significantly positive concern, each other. Secondly, it is offering the way to use the culture marketing as grasping the mediating effects, which culture difference has influence upon the country image and the corporate image. The mediating effects show that the country image has influence on the corporate image more as culture difference is bigger.

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