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Chinese consumer ethnocentrism: a field experiment
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posted on 2023-05-21, 15:35 authored by Bi, X, Gunessee, S, Jean Robert HoffmannJean Robert Hoffmann, Hui, W, Larner, J, Ma, P-Q, Thompson, FMConsumer ethnocentrism presents barriers for internationalising organisations. In China, evidence of a resurgent nationalism partly fuelled by rapid economic growth portends a shift in consumption away from foreign towards domestic products. On the other hand, rising consumer demand for branded and luxury products cannot be fully met domestically. However, much of the available evidence on Chinese consumer ethnocentrism is anecdotal and is based on attitudinal surveys that, as accurate measures of actual purchasing behaviour, suffer from certain methodological issues. In response, we report an experiment that measures the ethnocentrism of 447 Chinese consumers as their incentive-compatible choices between foreign and domestic products in a field setting. Our findings show little effect of foreign origin on subjects' choices that were only weakly related with attitudinal measures including the commonly used consumer ethnocentric tendencies scale (CETSCALE). Our results question the existence of ethnocentric consumer behaviour in China and the use of CETSCALE to gauge it generally.
History
Publication title
Journal of Consumer BehaviourVolume
11Pagination
252-263ISSN
1472-0817Department/School
TSBEPublisher
John Wiley & Sons LtdPlace of publication
United KingdomRights statement
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