his paper examines the relationships between consumers' country-level and product-level images of a country, and the equity they associate with a brand from that country, using canonical correlation analysis. Results from mall-intercept surveys conducted in an Australian state capital city...

This dissertation extends previous research on bubbles by investigating whether changes in the financial asset prices of the S&P500 reflect changes in fundamentals. We propose that if this is not the case the volatility is due to a bubble. Hence, this is the general hypothesis from which several...

This paper offers an ethical analysis of visual representation that provides criteria for and sheds light on the appropriateness dimension of marketing communications. It provides a theoretically informed framework for recognizing and understanding ethical issues in visual representation. An...

This poster paper analyses the international marketing and trade strategies implemented by italian quality food producers with special attention to the export and trade aspects for some important Italian PDOs products: Prosciutto di Parma PDO and Parmigiano Reggiano PDO.Discussing the...

Terrorism poses both direct and indirect threats to the operations of the firm. It represents a market imperfection that increases transaction costs and creates barriers to the free flow of goods, affecting potential gains that would occur in the presence of unhindered exchange. Terrorism...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer an assessment of the international direct marketing environment. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses political, economic, social, and technological (PEST) analysis to investigate the business environment of international direct...