The purpose of the present study is to investigate how consumers' national and global identities relate to a reluctance to purchase foreign products, in favor of domestic alternatives. The authors assume that consumers' universal–diverse orientation (UDO), a three-dimensional conceptualization...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine two contextual factors with respect to the influence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) messages on consumer attitudes and purchase intentions. First, the authors examine the interplay between CSR messages and country image, and second,...

This paper reviews the main marketing strategies applied by the European chocolate industry. It focuses on the role of country-of-origin, product diversification and scenarios, and provides a historical overview of the industry. This is followed by a discussion of the association between a brand...