• 무역상무연구
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• 제28권
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• pp.143-167
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• 2005

This study suggests the necessity of effort to develop representative brands a unique personality in connection with country image. That is, brand personality adds brand identity to reliability and makes for stronger brand in the international market. It also furnishes the differentiation for guilding effective brand marketing. In summary, it is clear that country image and brand personality are strategic factors which should be considered by world enterprises and government in this era of globalization. In addition, the cross-cultural examination of country of origin effect and brand personality in connection with foreign consumers' selection is worthy of study.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2017

Purpose - This research aims to determine whether the consumer affinity and ethnocentrism as well as the image of a foreign country (Japanese product as the most popular product in Indonesia) are able to influence behavior related to the perceived risk and willingness to buy foreign products from the affinity country. Research design, data, and methodology - Using survey techniques with 164 respondents, the study uses structural equation model with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). To ensure the research objective and appropriate respondent, then we select an individual who have interest on Japanese culture & language. The primary and secondary data used in this study. Primary data refers to information collected directly from respondent by questionnaires dissemination while secondary data is provided from well-established literatures. Results - The results show us that the ethnocentrism has dominant affection role compared to affinity in order to influence consumer behavior meanwhile, the product country image has cognition role to evoke consumer desire to consume foreign products. Conclusions - From a theoretical perspective, the study contributes to international marketing literature by refining the conceptualization of the consumer affinity construct and highlighting its multidimensional nature. The consumer affinity research need to enrich in term of the context and the different culture and situation.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.409-422
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• 2022

The purpose of this paper is to explore how the country-of-origin image mediates the effect of national stereotypes along two dimensions of perceived competence and warmth, on consumers' consumption behaviors, especially in today's environment, the capricious COVID-19 and the deepening and expanding "The Belt and Road" initiative. Research design, data, and methodology: After collecting 1500 primary data from twelve countries along the 21^st - Century Maritime Silk Road, this paper conducts ANOVA and SEM in SPSS25.0 and AMOS 24.0 separately to analyze measurements, structural models, and hypotheses via using 1277 final samples. The mediation results illustrate the asymmetric dominance of the two dimensions of national stereotypes, indicating that the country-of-origin image shows the complementary mediation in the effect of perceived competence on purchase intention; whereas, the country-of-origin image holds the indirect-only mediation in the impact of perceived warmth on purchase intention. The results of the moderation show that the effect of country-of-origin image on purchase intention is more significant for consumers who perceive COVID-19 in China to be of lesser severity than those who believe it to be of higher severity. Based on the paper's results, some implications for practice and theory are highlighted.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.115-126
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• 2016

Today the Olympics are considered representative of a culture that symbolizes the country's image and cultural specificity, and important colors act as effective means of Olympics marketing. Each color is unique to the natural environment and cultural heritage is one of the languages of each country, region or community and it symbolizes. Hence, the purpose of this study was to examine the color and to view the color image displayed on Olympic uniforms based on the national color sensibility. After analyzing the color image of the Olympic athletes, including six kinds of uniforms and operational personnel, a cool casual/casual image is created more frequently, followed by a modern, gorgeous, dynamic, elegant/chic, dandy/classic image. The uniform color is consistent with the national image and the theme of the Pyeongchang Olympics is to enhance the country's competitiveness by widely promoting the national image of Korea around the world. Furthermore, it is necessary to provide the empirical basis for creating the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic uniforms.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.173-197
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• 2012

본 연구는 점차 확대되고 있는 중국 서비스 시장의 개방과 외국계 의료기관들의 중국시장 진출시도가 본격화 되고 있는 현시점에서 중국 소비자들의 외국계 의료서비스 이용 의사결정과정에 대한 분석과 설명을 위한 이론적 분석 모형을 개발하기 위하여 수행되었다. 본 연구의 결과를 요약하면 의료서비스를 제공하는 국가의 국가이미지는 해당 국가에 대한 태도와 해당국가의 의료서비스에 대한 태도에 영향을 미쳤다. 게다가 국가이미지는 국가에 대한 태도를 통해 이용의도에 간접 영향을 미치기도 하지만 해당 국가의 의료서비스 이용의도에 직접적인 영향관계를 가지고도 있었다. 그러나 국가이미지와 해당국가에 대한 태도 등에 영향을 받아 형성된 의료서비스에 대한 태도는 의료서비스 이용의도에 직접적인 영향관계를 가지지 못하였다. 따라서 중국 의료시장에서의 성공을 위해서는 한류로 형성되어져 있는 국가이미지와 우호적인 태도 등을 활용하는 적극적 전략이 필요할 것으로 보인다.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.45-72
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• 2019

Purpose - This study examines the mediating effect of switching costs (economic risk costs and setup costs) on the relationships of country image with product attitude and product attachment. Switching-cost effects for the Korean Wave, which are insufficiently addressed in the literature, were investigated using the country image of Korea as a proxy for the Korean Wave. Moreover, this study examined the economic effects of the Korean Wave and the negative effect of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) deployment on these economic effects. Design/methodology - A total of 302 Chinese consumers were surveyed using a questionnaire. Because this was an exploratory study and was not based on a classical model, the PLS-SEM method was employed to test the stability of the model and its hypotheses. Findings - Switching costs had mediating effects on the relationships of country image with product attitude and product attachment. The switching-cost effects for the Korean Wave were verified. However, neither the economic image nor cultural image of Korea had significant effects on the economic risk costs. Moreover, the economic image of Korea had no significant effect on the set-up costs. Originality/value - This study broadened the understanding of the relationships among country image, switching costs, product attitude, and product attachment and advanced the knowledge of relevant theories. The results contribute theoretically to the literature on switching-cost effects for the Korean Wave. The results confirmed the negative effect of THAAD deployment on the economic effects of the Korean Wave. In the rapidly developing international environment, these research results could serve as theoretical reference guidelines for suppliers when developing marketing strategies.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.59-69
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• 2016

An extensive body of research on the effects of country-of-origin has emerged in the international marketing and business literature streams. Nonetheless, extant studies do not satisfactorily demonstrate whether and how a foreign firm's choice of market entry mode influences consumers' purchase intentions of its product in country-related affect contexts. Using a survey and an experimental design, we aimed to provide evidence of the effects of the choice on consumers' evaluation and attitude of its product in an animosity context and in a national image context. Through the survey, we collected data regarding consumer animosity, national image, product evaluation, and product attitude from 185 university students and tested the hypotheses that consumer animosity and national image have effects on foreign product evaluation and attitude. The results of the survey research show that personal animosity has a negative effect on consumers' evaluation of foreign products and that a country's image regarding economics has positive effects on consumers' attitude toward foreign products as well as consumers' evaluation of foreign products. In the experimental design, we divided subjects into four groups and exposed them to several descriptions of hypothetical purchase situations. Conducting a 2 (market entry modes)${\times}2$ (country-of-origin) ANOVA, we tested the hypothesis that a market entry mode influences foreign product evaluation and attitude. The results of the experimental study reveal that in a high country-related product association (Germany), market entry modes have insignificant effects on foreign product evaluation and attitude. In addition, in a low country-related product association (China), international partnership has more positive effects on foreign product evaluation and attitude than does exporting.

• 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.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.117-149
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• 2014

본 연구는 국가이미지의 개념과 영향에 관한 선행연구의 논의를 우리나라 시장에 적용하고, 실무적으로는 우리나라에 진출하는 중국기업에게 한국시장의 특성에 관한 기초적인 정보를 제공함과 더불어, 우리나라 기업이 해외시장에 진출할 경우 국가이미지 관련 고려해야 할 시사점을 제공하고자 하는 목적으로 수행되었다. 이를 위해 서울시내 소재 직장인과 대학생 265명의 설문조사 결과를 SPSS 20.0과 AMOS 21을 사용하여 분석하였는데, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 중국의 국가이미지의 차원은 기초이미지, 사회경제이미지, 명성이미지, 관계이미지, 감정이미지의 5가지 요인으로 구성되어 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 중국의 국가이미지 구성요인 가운데 기초이미지, 사회경제이미지, 감정이미지는 제품이미지에 정(+)의 영향을 미쳤으며, 명성이미지는 부(-)의 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 중국의 국가이미지 가운데 감정이미지는 제품에 대한 태도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 중국의 전반적인 제품이미지는 소비자 태도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 다섯째, 중국산 제품에 대한 소비자 태도는 구매의도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 여섯째, 소비자 자국민중심주의가 낮은 집단이 높은 집단에 비해 중국산 제품의 이미지가 소비자 태도에 좀 더 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 결론에서는 실증분석 결과를 통해 도출된 시사점에 관해 논의하고, 미래연구에 대한 제언을 하였다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.213-220
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• 2021

글로벌 경제가 지속적으로 발전하는 오늘날 기업의 생산과 경영의 글로벌화가 빠른 속도로 확대되고 있으며 기업들이 성공적으로 해외진출을 하기 위하여 해외 시장에 제품을 적절한 마케팅 전략을 수립하는 것이 점차 중요해지고 있다. 소비자들이 다양한 국가로부터의 제품의 질을 평가할 경우 제품의 가격뿐만 아니라 제품의 이미지에도 많이 의존하므로 이에 본 연구에서는 제품의 가격과 이미지, 구체적으로는 국가 이미지, 브랜드 이미지, 원산지 이미지가 소비자의 제품평가 및 구매의도에 어떠한 영향을 주는지를 규명해보고자 하였다. 이를 토대로 한국 기업들에게 제품의 가격 및 이미지의 중요성과 향후 중국의 소비자들에게 보다 정확한 한국과 한국산 제품에 대한 인식을 통하여 현지진출기업의 마케팅에 도움이 되고자 한다. 본 연구에서는 중국 소비자를 대상으로 설문조사를 통해 수집된 데이터를 AMOS 통계분석 패키지를 이용하여 분석한 결과, 제품에 대한 국가 이미지 및 원산지 이미지는 제품품질에 정의 영향을, 제품의 가격과 국가 이미지는 서비스품질에 정의 영향을, 그리고 소비자의 제품에 대한 평가로 제품품질 및 서비스품질은 구매의도에 정의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.