The effects resulting from the information about the products and services’ country of origin are directly affected by the image buyers have towards the country. This paper aims to verify which country image dimensions can be observed in a study about China’s image, through the application...

Purpose – Simon Cowell, the impresario behind The X Factor , a popular television talent show, has often been compared to P.T. Barnum, the legendary nineteenth century showman. This paper aims to examine the alleged parallels in detail and attempts to assess this “Barnum reborn” argument....