20 pages., Online via UI e-subscription, Researchers used the Theory of Reasoned Action as foundation for investigating how a firm's choices related to brand identity and country of manufacture influenced purchase decisions. Results suggested that while both affect attitudes toward purchasing a product, a positive attitude toward buying a particular brand might offset a negative attitude toward buying from a particular country. This study focused on appliance brands. The review of literature cited examples of research involving ice cream, wines, and leather products.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26731
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Pages 151-168 in Ulrike Grote, Arnab K. Basu and Nancy H. Chau (eds.), New frontiers in environmental and social labeling. Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany. 241 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 165 Document Number: D11670
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12 pages., Paper presented at the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) international congress, August 28-September 1, 2017, Parma, Italy., Researchers examined the effectiveness of the communication of the region of origin in print advertising messages for wine bearing a geographic indications (GI) label. Results demonstrated the ability of extrinsic advertising cues (region of origin) to create value. The geographical area exerted a more favorable influence on consumers' purchase intention when it was conveyed in pictorial-textual format.
