Abstract
In order to profit from China's enormous business opportunities, international firms need to know Chinese consumer preferences. To learn more about intrinsic Chinese consumer preferences and their distinction from other Asian consumer preferences, this study analyzes differences in the formation of customer satisfaction, repurchase intent, and word-of-mouth intent between Chinese-born and locally born consumers in Japan. Verifying culture-based hypotheses, cross-industry analyses show that Chinese-born consumers pay less attention to the public brand image and risk-related switching costs, but more attention to quality expectations, perceived value, experienced usefulness, and financial switching costs than Japanese consumers. Marketing strategies should account for these preference structures.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 683-700 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Marketing Letters |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Sept |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- China
- Customer loyalty
- Customer satisfaction
- Japan
- Quality expectation
- Repurchase intent
- Word-of-mouth
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Economics and Econometrics
- Marketing