Title
The compensatory influences of country stereotypes and the global/local nature of brands: An extended framework
Author
Georgios Halkias
Department of Marketing, Strategy and Leadership, Technical University of Munich
Abstract
International marketing literature indicates that both the global and/or local nature of a brand and the image of the brand’s origin influence consumer attitudes. However, only limited research has examined these influences in combination. This paper contributes to this research direction by investigating the independent as well as the interactive effects of globalness/localness perceptions and country stereotypes. Results from two studies conducted in different countries and across multiple product categories suggest that stereotypical country judgments may substitute or complement brand globalness and localness perceptions. These results are obtained after controlling for the effects of important brand-, product-, and consumer-specific characteristics, representing a stricter nomological network in relation to extant studies. The findings partially confirm the existence of a compensatory mechanism between (a) brand globalness and country warmth, and (b) brand localness and country competence, leading to new implications regarding brand positioning strategies under different conditions.
Keywords
Brand globalnessBrand localnessCountry stereotypesStereotype content modelBrand attitudePurchase intentions
Object type
Language
English [eng]
Persistent identifier
https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1584533
Appeared in
Title
Journal of Business Research
Volume
137
ISSN
0148-2963
Issued
2021
From page
28
To page
38
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Date issued
2021
Access rights
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