• 한국의류학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.362-377
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• 2017

This study examined the relationship between country-of-brand-origin perception and brand equity elements among Korean and Chinese male consumers. It also examined if there were differences between the two national consumers in the effect of country-of-brand-origin on brand evaluation. We analyzed survey responses from 414 Korean men and 393 Chinese men in their 20s-30s. Country-of-brand-origin perception was found positively related to brand awareness and brand image for both Korean and Chinese men in each group that selected domestic or foreign country-of-brand-origin. The results revealed a positive relationship between brand attitude and brand awareness as well as brand image for the two national consumers in each country-of-brand-origin selection group. The results indicated differences in the influence of brand image on brand attitude between these two male consumers in the group that selected the domestic country-of-brand-origin. The results also support the hypothesis on differences in the effect of country-of-brand-origin as well as brand evaluation between male consumers in the group that selected foreign country-of-brand-origin. This study has significant implications for fashion marketers, particularly when building brand equity by revealing country-of-brand-origin.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.495-506
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• 2007

As imported fashion products are increasing in the marketplace, country of origin information becomes a powerful product cue that can be used to gain competitive advantages of fashion brands. This study assessed the impact of multiple country of o.igin information(origin of brand and origin of production) on attitude toward the brand and product evaluation. Especially, the influence product price level was also examined. Jean was used as product stimuli and students were respondents for the empirical study. Results of this study affirmed the importance of country of brand origin and price information in brand attitude formation and product evaluation. Country of brand origin information and interaction effects of brand origin-price were significant for brand attitude formation. Country of brand origin and price information had significant influence on evaluation of Jean products.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국컴퓨터정보학회 2023년도 제68차 하계학술대회논문집 31권2호
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• pp.709-710
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• 2023

Consumer attitudes and behaviors towards brands are not only related to the perception of corporate brand image but also to factors such as the image of the country of origin, the characteristics of the host country, and consumer individual traits. This article focuses on Chinese multinational companies and aims to study the impact of brand international image and country-of-origin brand image on consumer behavior. A model is constructed with brand international image and country-of-origin brand image as antecedent variables, host country characteristics and consumer traits as moderators, and consumer behavior as the outcome. This study employs a questionnaire survey method targeting foreign residents living in China as participants. The research findings reveal that during the internationalization process, both brand international image and country-of-origin brand image have a significant positive impact on consumer behavior, while host country characteristics and consumer traits play a moderating role. The conclusions of this research enrich the theoretical understanding of brand internationalization and explore the influencing factors of consumer behavior, providing a basis for decision-making for multinational company executives.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.113-126
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• 2020

본 연구는 브랜드원산지의 개념을 국가이미지, 제조능력이미지로 구분하여 이들 변수들의 브랜드신뢰 및 브랜드충성도에 대한 직접적인 영향을 검증하였으며 이에서 검증된 결과인 브랜드 원산지의 브랜드신뢰에 미치는 영향을 가지고 제품별 차이점을 검증하는 것으로 논문을 마무리 하였다. 본 논문에서 나타난 구체적 시사점은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 본 연구는 브랜드원산지는 브랜드충성도에 직접적인 영향을 미치지 못하지만 브랜드충성도의 선행변수들에는 충분히 직접적 영향을 미칠 수 있다는 것을 제시하고 있다. 소비자의 제품구매나 선택에 직접적 영향을 미치기 보다는 제품 속성에 대한 평가나 브랜드 이미지에 대한 긍정적 영향을 통해 선택에는 간접적 영향을 미치는 요소로 정의하는 것이 바람직하다고 결론내릴 수 있다. 둘째, 제품특성별 브랜드 원산지 영향력의 차이는 매우 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 과거 연구들은 몇 가지 제품에 국한되어 범 제품적 테스트가 이루어지지 못하였고 그 실증력의 한계가 있다고 판단되어 본 연구에서는 다양한 제품별을 포함시키고 실제 실증적 연구를 통하여 제품별 차이를 발견하려고 했다. 관여도와 자아일치성은 브랜드원산지가 브랜드성과 변수에 영향을 미치는데 있어 매우 중요한 조절변수로 판단할 수 있는 결과가 제시되었다. 또한, 품질, 역사, 진정성 등에 관련된 인식 고저나 유무로 제품을 구분하여 제품특성을 구분하여 각 제품특성별 브랜드원산지의 역할을 본 결과 품질이 높다고 인식된 제품이 그리고 진실성이 높다고 인식된 제품이 브랜드원산지의 효과가 더 높은 것으로 나타났으나 역사는 브랜드원산지의 효과를 보여주지 못한 제품특성이었다.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.87-115
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• 2021

Purpose - Brand equity has emerged as an indispensable marketing tool for firms engaging their business in developing nations. This study proposes that the country of origin image and advertising will affect the Korean brand equity formation, which leads to repurchase intention of Korean brands. In the study, attitude factors are applied in brand equity theory to predict repurchase intention of Korean brands. Cognitive brand equity, such as brand awareness, brand association, brand image and attitudinal brand equity, such as perceived quality and brand loyalty are considered with regards to their attitude towards the Korean brand. Design/methodology - A total of 178 Myanmar consumers out of 200 participants who have used Korean brands answered the survey and data were analyzed through SmartPLS 3.3.2 version. PLS-SEM is considered a more suitable analysis to pin down and evaluate the cause-effect relationship among all of the constructs with relatively complex models. Findings - Our results substantiate that the country of origin image positively affects brand awareness, brand associations, and brand image and advertising awareness positively affects brand awareness. Brand awareness gives positive effect only on brand association, which sustains a positive effect on brand image and brand loyalty. Brand image only has a positive effect on perceived quality, which again affects repurchase intention and brand loyalty. Brand loyalty also shows a positive effect on repurchase intention. Originality/value - Brand equity dimensions were viewed as cognitive and attitudinal outcomes of brand equity which affects repurchase intention. The drivers of brand equity were considered from the perspective of country of origin image that firms cannot control or mange, and advertising awareness which firms can control and manage. The findings also explored the relationships between cognitive and attitudinal brand equity.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.677-701
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• 2023

With the rapid advancement of social media analytics and artificial intelligence, many studies have used online customer reviews as an important source to measure service quality in many industries, including the hotel industry. However, these studies have failed to identify the relative importance of different dimensions of service quality and their role in customer satisfaction. To fill this research gap, this study aims to identify the effects of service quality on hotel customer satisfaction from the multidimensional perspectives using sentiment analysis with self-training on online reviews. Additionally, the moderating role of the brand of origin for each service quality dimension is also investigated. Drawing on the SERVQUAL model and brand of origin concept, this study develops 12 hypotheses and empirically tests them using 30,070 online customer hotel reviews collected from TripAdvisor.com. The results indicated that overall service quality and each dimension of SERVQUAL significantly influenced customer satisfaction of hotels. The results also confirmed the moderating effects of brand of origin on overall service quality. However, the moderating effects of brand of origin for the tangible, reliability, and empathy dimensions of service quality were significant, whereas the effects for responsiveness and assurance were not. This study sheds new light on service quality measurement by analyzing the multidimensional features of service quality and the role of brand of origin in the hotel service context.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.538-549
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• 1996

The main purpose of this study was to determine the influence of brand and country-of-origin on consumers' perception of apparel products. $2\times2$ between subjects factorial design with brand (no brand vs. prestigious brand) and country-of-origin (Italy vs. Korea) was used. Consumer ethnocentrism and product involvement were included as covariates in analyzing the data. The stimuus was a double-breasted v-neckline beige jacket. All the labels were removed and a label indicating one of the four brand/country-of-origin conditions was attached. The participants' perception of the jacket was measured in terms of product attitude, product evaluation, purchase intention and expected price. A total of 205 housewives participated in the field experiments conducted in front of four moi or department stores in Seoul, and 202 responses were used in the final analysis. There was no significant difference in product attitude, product evaluation and purchase intention according to brand or country-of-origin. But brand, country-of-origin and the interaction between the variables were significant in explaining the differences in expected price. Consumer ethnocentrism was significant in all the models, while product involvement was significant only in the case of product evaluation. The relationships among demographic variables, consumer ethnocentrism and product involvement were also examined.

• 마케팅과학연구
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.47-58
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• 2009

The marketing environment has become competitive to an extent that requires firms to target their products at markets that span national boundaries. However, competitive clout cannot be achieved in global consumer markets unless firms thoroughly understand and adequately respond to the core values and needs of those consumers. Brand equity is one of the most important assets to a company. Especially in sportswear markets, brand equity is the crucial value added to a product by its brand name. Factors such as country of origin also influence customer's attitude towards brand equity. Therefore, this paper discusses the relationship between country of origin effect and brand equity, and how they influence consumers' loyalty for respective brands. This paper focused on the sports shoes market, because it is an increasing area of opportunity for world manufacturers. The objectives of this study were the following. (1) Test the effect of country of origin on brand equity. (2) Test how brand equity influences consumers' brand loyalty. (3) Find whether there are differences in the effects of country of origin and brand equity among the three countries. (4) Find whether there are differences in the effects of country of origin and brand equity among the different lifestyles. Based on the review of literature results, the hypotheses are concluded as the following: H1-a: Country image has positive influence on country of origin. H1-b: Product perception has positive influence on country of origin. H2-a: Perceived quality has positive effect on brand equity. H2-b: Perceived price has positive effect on brand equity. H3: Country of origin has positive effect on brand equity. H4: Brand equity has a positive impact on brand loyalty. Research model was constructed (see Fig. 1). After data analysis, the following results were concluded: sports shoes purchase behavior showed significant differences among Korean, Chinese, and American consumers for favorite brand, purchased brand, purchased place, information usage, and favorite sports games. The results of this study also extend the research of the relationship among country of origin, brand equity and brand loyalty to the sports shoes market. Brand equity was proven to have a significant relationship with brand loyalty for all countries. The factors which can influence brand equity are different for different countries. The third finding of this paper is that we identified different three lifestyles, adventurer, follower, and laggard, for Korean, Chinese and American consumers. Without the nationality boundary, seeing the emergence of a new group of consumers who have similar preferences and buy similar brands is more important. All of the consumers consider brand equity to keep their brand loyalty. Perceived price is the only factor which can influence brand equity for adventurers; brand is more important for them. The laggards were not influenced by any factor. All of the factors expect perceived price are important for the followers. Marketing managers should consider brand equity when introducing their brand into a new market. Also localization is the basic strategy that all the sports shoes companies should understand. But as a global brand, understanding the same characteristics for each country is more important to build global strategy.

• 서비스연구
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.13-26
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• 2018

대부분의 제품은 다양한 국가 구성 요소로 구성되어 있으며 국가 이미지를 사용하는 브랜드 전략이 마케팅 분야에서 널리 사용되고 있다. 소비자에게 제품의 원산지는 의사 결정에 의미 있는 고려사항이다. 이에 본 연구는 소비자가 원산지 효과의 양면차원에 따라 글로벌 브랜드를 어떻게 평가하는지에 대해 살펴보고자 함이다. 본 연구는 원산지 효과의 양면차원인 생산지 원산지와 브랜드 원산지의 상호작용과 글로벌 아이덴티티의 조절 효과를 살펴보는 것을 목표로 한다. 연구 1에서는 브랜드의 원산지와 생산지 원산지의 상호 작용 효과가 사회적 명성 차원에서 유의미하게 나타났다. 연구 2에서는 분산분석에서 브랜드 원산지와 글로벌 아이덴티티가 유의미한 주효과를 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 브랜드 원산지와 생산지 원산지의 상호작용이 사회적 명성 차원에서 유의미한 효과를 나타났고, 브랜드 원산지와 글로벌 아이덴티티의 상호작용은 혁신성과 사회적 책임에 유의미하게 영향을 미쳤다. 브랜드 원산지와, 생산지 원산지, 글로벌 아이덴티티의 삼원상호작용은 사회적 책임부분에서 유의미하게 나타나, 글로벌 아이덴티티의 조절효과가가 검증되었다. 본 연구결과는 원산지 효과를 이용하는 글로벌 브랜드 전략을 이해하고 원산지 효과 관련 문헌에 새로운 지식을 추가하는 데 기여할 수 있다. 본 연구의 학문적 실무적 시사점, 제한점 및 향후 연구 방향을 논의하였다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.663-674
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was (1) to examine the preference for apparel brands and country of origin, (2) to evaluate the brand equity for domestic and imported apparels as perceived by Korean and American consumers, and (3) to analyze the effects of country of origin and brand equity on consumers' apparel purchase behavior. The sample included 151 Korean and 114 American consumers. The data were collected from respondents by using the mall-intercept method. In addition, the path analysis based on multiple regression analysis was applied to analyze the data. The major findings in this study were as followings; (1) Both of all Korean and US consumers preferred domestic apparel brands to imported brands but the latter preferred apparels made in home country to the former comparatively, (2) Korean consumers evaluated more favorably the brand equity for imported apparels than that for domestic apparels, but American consumers were quite the reverse, (3) To Korean consumers, the direct variable to influence the purchase intention of apparels was the perceived quality and indirect variables were the brand equity and country of origin. On the other hand, to American consumers, the perceived quality and the brand equity for domestics apparel had directly influence on the purchase intention and the brand equity for imported apparels did indirectly. Finally, implications for managerial and marketing strategies were discussed in regard to building an international apparel brand equity and improving exports with high quality apparels.