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The effect of Country of Brand image on symbolic value: Brand prestige as a mediator

  • Qi Qiu*
  • , Li Ping Chen
  • , Tang Yao
  • , Qiu Ying Zheng
  • , Zhen Yang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Capital University of Economics and Business
  • Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

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Abstract

Seeking symbolic value has become one of the most significant motivations that drive the consumers make brand decisions. The study is intended to confirm the relationship between Country of Brand, brand prestige and symbolic value. Symbolic value includes three factors, such as prestige value, self-expressive value, and social expressive value. The survey was conducted in four mobile stores. In contrast to the general notion that there is only interaction between Country of Brand and perceived quality, Country of Brand was found to be positively related to the symbolic value in an international branding context which was mediated by brand prestige except social expressive value. The findings have managerial implications for marketing managers and limitations of the study have also been discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Management Science and Engineering - Annual Conference Proceedings
EditorsHua Lan, Yu-Hong Yang
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages565-570
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479953752
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Oct 2014
Event21th Annual International Conference on Management Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2014 - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: 17 Aug 201419 Aug 2014

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Management Science and Engineering - Annual Conference Proceedings
ISSN (Print)2155-1847

Conference

Conference21th Annual International Conference on Management Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2014
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period17/08/1419/08/14

Keywords

  • brand prestige
  • country of brand
  • international brands
  • symbolic value

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