Chinese consumer ethnocentrism: A field experiment

Xiaogang Bi; Sailesh Gunessee; Robert Hoffmann; Wendy Hui; Jeremy Larner; Qing‐Ping Ma; Frauke Mattison Thompson

doi:10.1002/cb.1374

journal article Apr 09, 2012

Chinese consumer ethnocentrism: A field experiment

Xiaogang Bi Sailesh Gunessee Robert Hoffmann Wendy Hui Jeremy Larner Qing‐Ping Ma Frauke Mattison Thompson

Journal of Consumer Behaviour Vol. 11 No. 3 pp. 252-263 · Wiley

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Abstract

ABSTRACTConsumer 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. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Published: Apr 09, 2012
Vol/Issue: 11(3)
Pages: 252-263
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