In offering fresh insights on the country-of-origin effect literature, this article provides evidence to suggest that cognitive country image (CI) is not necessarily consistent with affective country image. Based on a large scale consumer survey conducted in China, the findings reported provide...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how differently Chinese consumers, located in different regions, perceive country image. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 1,257 consumers from Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Shenyang, and Wuhan are surveyed. Findings – The results...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to differentiate and examine how country image (cognitive and affective image) has different impacts on product judgment and purchase intention in rational versus experiential purchases. Design/methodology/approach – A large-scale survey involving...