Research on Perception of Nation Brand of China Among Various Stakeholder Groups

Authors

  • MSc Marko Ljubicic, Author
  • Prof. Dr. Ming Xu FACULTY Author
  • Dr. Nikola Zivlak FACULTY Author

Keywords:

place branding, city branding, nation branding, Shanghai, China

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to uncover the different perceptions towards the nation brand of China among three different stakeholder groups, namely the non- Chinese (foreigners in China), Shanghainese Chinese, and Chinese from places other than Shanghai. We have isolated the Shanghainese in the research because we believe this is economically and culturally leading city in China, and its long term residents exhibit considerably more modern behavior, and, we contend, arguably different views on their own locality and country’s brand image. The analyses revealed significant differences between the groups in answering on most of the items (20 out of 26) we have developed to describe the nation brand of China construct scale, which has an impact on nation branding efforts by the government of this country, as well as utilizing different aspects of the nation brand as a country of origin of different categories of company, product, and service brands.

Author Biographies

  • MSc Marko Ljubicic,

    Glorious Sun School of Business and
    Management, Donghua University, 1882
    West Yan’an Road, Shanghai, 200051,
    People’s Republic of China

  • Prof. Dr. Ming Xu, FACULTY

    Glorious Sun School of Business and
    Management, Donghua University, 1882
    West Yan’an Road, Shanghai, 200051,
    People’s Republic of China

  • Dr. Nikola Zivlak, FACULTY

    Center of International Programs,
    International Cultural Exchange School,
    Donghua University, 1882 West Yan’an
    Road, Shanghai, 200051, People’s
    Republic of China

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Published

2015-02-27

How to Cite

Research on Perception of Nation Brand of China Among Various Stakeholder Groups. (2015). International Academic Research Journal of Business and Management, 3(9), 20-37. https://www.acrpub.com/index.php/iarjbm/article/view/160

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