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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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The Role of Mega-events in Country Branding : Case Study on Brand of Ukraine before European Football Championship 2012

Klonova, Anastasiia January 2012 (has links)
Successful presentation of a country as a brand and positioning its unique image on the global level can give significant opportunities for development and progress of the state in the different areas. This research applies theories on the country branding to estimate impact of mega sport events on the image of state. To accomplish these goal I used case study – formation of brand Ukraine before hosting European Football Championship 2012 (EURO 2012). To investigate  brand strategy of Ukraine and analyze implemented projects I conducted in-depth interviews with government officials and independent experts, who are involved in promo campaigns of Ukraine. The research concluded that Ukraine is in the process of  brand formation, but it is too early to to assume the existance of the comprehensive brand of the country. For Ukraine, EURO 2012 impulses change of negative perceptions of the country and  is a step towards complex strategy of brand creation. Future of this strategy therefore depends on conducting preliminary studies of each promo project and coordinated collaboration between all actors who take part in creation of brand Ukraine. Research also provides recommendations on how to make brand campaign more efficient.
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[en] COUNTRY EQUITY: CHILEAN CONSUMERS PERCEPTIONS ABOUT BRASIL AND CHINA AND THEIR PRODUCTS / [pt] COUNTRY EQUITY: PERCEPÇÕES DO CONSUMIDOR CHILENO SOBRE O BRASIL E A CHINA E SEUS PRODUTOS

ANITA FERNANDES KOENIGSDORF 05 September 2012 (has links)
[pt] Empresas brasileiras e de outros países emergentes estão construindo, ou planejam construir em um futuro próximo, sua estratégia de marca e posicionamento global. O uso da marca país pode ser uma maneira de diferenciar suas ofertas no mercado internacional. Com base no conceito de country equity, originado da extensão do constructo brand equity para países, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo investigar empiricamente a influência que a origem brasileira de um produto exerce sobre a atitude de consumidores estrangeiros desse produto. Adotou-se o modelo de Pappu e Quester (2010), composto por cinco dimensões (conhecimento do país, imagem micro de país, imagem macro de país, qualidade percebida e lealdade ao país), que foi complementado com indicadores afetivos (sentimentos, emoções), com base em Haubl (1996). O modelo proposto foi testado em duas categorias de produtos, uma de produtos duráveis (automóveis) e outras de produtos não duráveis (sapatos). Os questionários foram aplicados a uma amostra de 439 estudantes chilenos. A análise dos dados coletados permite agregar novas noções aos resultados de estudos anteriores sobre as dimensões do constructo country equity sob o ponto de vista do consumidor. / [en] The use of nation branding can be a way to differentiate multinational companies offerings in target international markets. Based on the concept of country equity, originated from the extension of the construct of brand equity to countries, this research aimed to empirically investigate the influence the Brazilian origin of a product has on foreign consumers’ attitudes towards this product. Building on the work by Pappu and Quester (2010), a consumer-based perspective was adopted for country equity and the construct was operationalized with five dimensions, comprising country awareness, macro country image, micro country image, perceived quality, and country loyalty toward the country. Their model was complemented with affective indicators (feelings, emotions), based on Haubl (1996). The proposed model was tested in two different product categories, a durable consumer product category (cars) and a nondurable consumer product category (footwear). The questionnaires were administered to a sample of 439 Chilean students. The data analysis adds new approaches to the results of previous studies on the dimensions of the country equity construct from a consumer-based perspective.
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O desenvolvimento de marcas setoriais no Brasil: uma análise comparativa / The brand development sector in Brazil: a comparative analysis

Capellaro, Angélica Ferreira 06 November 2013 (has links)
Algumas características de um produto ou serviço podem ser facilmente reproduzidas, contudo o valor de uma marca é um ativo intangível que as empresas buscam e que possibilita a diferenciação em relação aos demais concorrentes de mercado. Muitos estudos analisam outra interferência no processo de decisão de compra: a influência de informações a respeito do país de origem de um bem ou serviço nas atitudes do consumidor (chamada de \"efeito país de origem\"). O efeito país de origem está relacionado à imagem de um país, bem como à sua marca. Muitas empresas, tentando aproveitar o potencial da imagem de seu país de origem, utilizam as marcas de países com o intuito de alavancar suas atividades, ou ainda utilizam uma marca setorial relacionada à imagem de seu país. A presente pesquisa analisou estudos realizados sobre a construção de marcas setoriais e, em virtude dos poucos casos relatados na literatura que abordaram o processo de criação e gestão da marca, a fim de, dessa forma, contribuir para o desenvolvimento teórico desse tipo de estratégia de marca. A pesquisa de campo foi exploratória e qualitativa, sendo utilizados dados secundários e entrevistas em profundidade com agentes da Apex-Brasil, bem como do INPI e de consultores atuantes na área, para a compreensão e aprofundamento da temática. Para análise dos dados, foi utilizada a análise de conteúdo, juntamente com a triangulação dos dados. Como resultados das análises concluiu-se que os processos de desenvolvimentos de marcas setoriais ainda estão em fase de implantação e que a marca têm sido utilizada apenas para alavancar exportações. / Some products\' or services\' characteristics can be easily reproduced, although the brand equity is an intangible asset sought out by the companies and that allows differentiation from other competitors in the market. Many studies analyze interference in the buying decision process: the influence of information about the goods\' or services\' country of origin in consumer\'s attitudes (the so-called \"country of origin effect\"). The country of origin effect is related to the country\'s image as well as its brand. Many companies, trying to benefit from their country of origin image, use brands containing the name of their country in order to leverage their activities. They can also use an industry brand related to their country image. This study intends to analyze in detail some studies about industry\'s brands (or sector brands) because of the few cases reported in the literature about the branding strategy. It also aims to contribute to the theoretical development of this kind of brand strategy, through the purpose of a method for sector branding that could be replicated in different industries and countries. The field research will be exploratory and qualitative, including the use of secondary data and in-depth interviews with Apex-Brasil\'s and INPI\'s agents and consultants to understand the research theme. The data analysis included content analysis and methodological triangulation. The results of the analysis was concluded that the development processes of sector brands are still in the implementation phase and that the mark has been used only to boost exports.
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The ownership and use of Welsh vernacular furniture : a comparative analysis of three nineteenth century interiors

Weston, Catherine January 2001 (has links)
No description available.
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A imagem do Brasil: um estudo a partir da perspectiva de consumidores latino-americanos / The image of Brazil: a study from the perspective of Latin American consumers

Ayala, Daisy Carmen Sarzuri 15 April 2016 (has links)
Os países estão cada vez mais conscientes da importância da sua imagem, dado que, a imagem de um país representa um ativo fundamental nas novas relações econômicas e políticas. Assim, a pesquisa da imagem dos países vem ganhando relevância no campo de estudos de Marketing Internacional. Nesse contexto, o objetivo da presente pesquisa foi: investigar quais são as dimensões que compõem a imagem do Brasil e quais são os fatores que contribuem para sua formação no exterior, especificamente na América Latina. Para atingir esse objetivo, foi realizado uma pesquisa qualitativa aplicando o método ZMET e uma pesquisa quantitativa por meio de um survey junto a uma amostra de 1617 respondentes de nacionalidade mexicana, argentina, equatoriana e boliviana. Os resultados do estudo confirmaram que o construto \"Imagem de país\" compreende três componentes (cognitivo, afetivo e conativo), confirmou-se também que a imagem do Brasil pode ser analisada por uma combinação dos componentes cognitivo, afetivo e conativo, sendo que o cognitivo foi o componente mais fortemente identificado, baseado essencialmente em crenças relacionadas à política, às pessoas do país, aos aspectos socioambientais, à economia, à inovação e à cultura do Brasil. Adicionalmente, os resultados demonstraram que, para os participantes pesquisados (mexicanos, argentinos, equatorianos e bolivianos), a internet e os jornais televisivos foram os dois meios de comunicação mais importantes para obter informações sobre o Brasil. Portanto, os meios de comunicação desempenham um papel muito importante na formação da imagem do Brasil na América Latina / The countries are increasingly aware of the importance of their image, since the image of a country is a key asset in the new economic and political relations. Thus, the research of the image of the country has been gaining importance in the international marketing field studies. In this context, the objective of this research was: investigate what are the dimensions that contribute to constitute Brazilian country image and what are the factors that helps to form this particular aspect in Latin America. To achieve this goal, we performed a qualitative research applying ZMET method, and a quantitative research through a survey with a sample of 1617 respondents of Mexican nationality, Argentina, Ecuador and Bolivia. The study results confirmed that the construct \"country image\" comprises three components (cognitive, affective and conative), it was confirmed also that the Brazilian image can be analyzed by a combination of components cognitive, affective and conative. Since the cognitive was the most strongly identified component, essentially based on beliefs related to politics, the people of the country, social and environmental aspects, the economy, innovation and culture of Brazil. In addition, the results showed that the participants surveyed (Mexicans, Argentineans, Ecuadorians and Bolivians), the Internet and television news are the two most important media for information about Brazil. Therefore, the media performs one important role in the Brazilian image formation in Latin America
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O efeito placebo do país de origem sobre o desempenho de produtos

Lazzari, Fernanda January 2013 (has links)
O efeito placebo tem sua origem atrelada aos estudos ligados às ciências médicas e farmacológicas e, basicamente, consiste na capacidade de produtos inertes produzirem efeitos por meio do seu uso ou consumo. Esse efeito passou a fazer parte do escopo do Marketing em 2005, quando estudos mostraram a capacidade do preço gerar modificações sobre o desempenho de um produto. A ideia do efeito placebo desencadeado pelo preço dos produtos está ancorada no fato das crenças globais, que associam preço baixo a produtos de má qualidade, anteciparem as expectativas do consumidor acerca da resposta do produto e, a partir disso, alterarem o seu desempenho. Nessa mesma linha, o estereótipo do país de origem também se apresenta como uma crença global, em que produtos oriundos de países com estereótipo negativo são associados a produtos inferiores e de má qualidade. Sendo assim, esta pesquisa analisou a ocorrência do efeito placebo desencadeado pelo país de origem do produto, analisando, ainda, a interação da força das expectativas e do preço do produto na geração deste efeito. Para tanto, três estudos experimentais foram operacionalizados. O primeiro estudo apresentou as testagens iniciais sobre o efeito placebo gerado pelo país de origem e mostrou que o país de origem com estereótipo negativo é capaz de gerar um efeito placebo negativo sobre o desempenho do produto. Não foi identificado, no entanto, a ocorrência de efeito placebo gerado pelo estereótipo positivo do país de origem. No segundo estudo, analisou-se o efeito placebo do país de origem em cenário de alta e baixa expectativa. Como resultado, obteve-se, em cenário de baixa expectativa, a ocorrência de efeito placebo negativo gerado pelo estereótipo negativo do país de origem. Já em cenário de alta expectativa, os resultados indicam que o fortalecimento das expectativas eliminou o efeito placebo negativo e, além disso, promoveu a ocorrência de um efeito placebo positivo gerado pelo estereótipo positivo do país de origem. O último estudo observou a interação do país de origem e do preço do produto sobre a geração de efeito placebo. Os resultados mostram que, em cenário de preço baixo, há efeito placebo negativo gerado pelo país de origem com estereótipo negativo, mas não foi observada a ocorrência de efeito placebo positivo gerado pelo estereótipo positivo do país de origem. Já, em cenário de preço alto, não se observou a ocorrência de nenhum efeito placebo, nem positivo, nem negativo. Ou seja, o preço elevado do produto foi capaz de anular o efeito placebo negativo gerado pelo estereótipo negativo do produto, mostrando a capacidade do preço em compensar os efeitos negativos causados pelo país de origem com imagem desfavorável. Com base nisso, os achados desta tese contribuem para o avanço teórico dos estudos sobre efeito placebo em Marketing, uma vez que adicionam o país de origem como um elemento gerador deste tipo de efeito e, ao analisar a interação do país de origem com o fortalecimento das expectativas e o preço do produto, confirmam as bases conceituais sobre a relação entre esses elementos. Além disso, seus achados, em termos gerenciais, podem promover reflexões por parte das organizações que compõem o seu mix de produtos com bens importados e também que operaram no exterior e fazem investimentos externos diretos em diversas partes do mundo. / The placebo effect has its origin linked to studies related to medical and pharmacological sciences and basically consists in the ability of inert products to produce effects through its use or consumption. This effect became part of the Marketing scope in 2005 when studies showed the ability of pricing to generate changes on the performance of a product. The idea of the placebo effect triggered by product price is anchored on the fact that global beliefs, which associate low price to low quality products, anticipate consumer expectations about the response of the product and, from there, change its performance. Along the same line, the stereotype of the country of origin also presents itself as a global belief in that products from countries with negative stereotypes are associated with inferior and bad quality products. Thus, this research analyzed the occurrence of the placebo effect triggered by the country of origin of the product, also analyzing the interaction of the strength of expectations and of product price in the generation of this effect. For this purpose, three experimental studies were operationalized. The first study presented initial testings on the placebo effect generated by the country of origin and showed that the country of origin with negative stereotypes is able to generate a negative placebo effect on product performance. However, the occurrence of the placebo effect generated by positive stereotypes in the country of origin was not identified. In the second study, the placebo effect of the country of origin in a scenario of high and low expectations was analyzed. As a result, in a scenario of low expectations, the occurrence of a negative placebo effect generated by the negative stereotype of the country of origin was obtained. However, in a scenario of high expectations, results indicate that the strengthening of the expectations eliminated a negative placebo effect and in addition, promoted the occurrence of a positive placebo effect generated by the positive stereotype of the country of origin. The last study observed the interaction of the country of origin and the price of the product upon the generation of the placebo effect. The results show that in a scenario of low price, there is a negative placebo effect generated by the country of origin with a negative stereotype, but the occurrence of a positive placebo effect generated by the positive stereotype of the country of origin was not observed. However, in a scenario of high prices, there was no occurrence of a placebo effect, whether positive or negative. In other words, the high price of the product was able to cancel the negative placebo effect generated by the negative stereotype of the product, showing the capacity of the price to compensate for the negative effects caused by the country of origin with an unfavorable image. Based on this, this thesis’ findings contribute to the theoretical progress on the studies about the placebo effect in Marketing, once the country of origin is added as a generating element of this type of effect, and when analyzing the interaction of the country of origin with the strengthening of expectations and the price of the product, the conceptual foundations about the relationship between these elements are confirmed. Moreover, its findings in management terms can promote reflections by organizations that compose the product mix with imported goods and also that operate overseas and make foreign direct investments in various parts of the world.
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Material, structure and space articulation of housing in rural China. / 中國鄉鎮住宅的物料、結構與空間之結合 / Zhongguo xiang zhen zhu zhai de wu liao, jie gou yu kong jian zhi jie he

January 2008 (has links)
Leung Chi Sing. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2007-2008, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78). / Chapter 1. --- Thesis Statement --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Trip Study --- p.2 / Background --- p.2 / Material Available --- p.5 / Construction --- p.6 / Houses Analysis --- p.7 / Chapter 3. --- Traditional Element and Pattern --- p.18 / Chapter 4. --- Space Study --- p.24 / Chapter 5. --- Wall and Slab Organization --- p.27 / Chapter 6. --- Brick Study --- p.36 / Brick Organization --- p.36 / Brick Parameters --- p.39 / Brick Accompanied other uses --- p.44 / Chapter 7. --- Construction Detail --- p.46 / Chapter 8. --- Design Project --- p.55 / Concept --- p.55 / Strategy for Structure and Non-Structure --- p.63 / Bonding Study for Non-Structure --- p.64 / Material and Spatial Expression --- p.65 / Layout Plan --- p.66 / Construction Detail --- p.67 / Interior Subdivision --- p.68 / Building Envelope --- p.69 / Other Type 1 --- p.70 / Other Type 2 --- p.74 / Chapter 9. --- Bibliography --- p.78
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Thailand’s Nation Branding : A study of Thai nation-brand equity and capabilities

Prucpairojkul, Piyada, Triamsiriworakul, Supatana January 2008 (has links)
<p>Problem:</p><p>Which of Thailand’s four main sectors that nation brands compete including tourism, FDI, export promotion, and talent attraction that should be develop a main focus in developing a stronger Nation Brand for the country comparing to other four countries in South East Asia including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines?</p><p>Purpose:</p><p>The purpose of this paper are 1) to study and analyze the current status of Thailand’s nation brand equity and 2) to examine the feasibility in each of Thailand’s four main sectors that nation brands compete including tourism, FDI, export promotion, and talent attraction by comparing to other four countries in ASEAN including Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia in order to generate recommendations for the country in developing a stronger nation branding strategy in the future.</p><p>Method:</p><p>In order to achieve our purpose, firstly, we chose ‘Asset-based Nation brand equity’ model to collect the information and perform analysis on the contribution of both nation internal and external assets towards nation brand equity. Secondly, ‘Nation brand internal analysis’ model was chosen in order to be a guideline for gathering data and performing analysis on Thailand’s nation brand capability in each of the 4 main sectors comparing to the other four countries. In addition, due to our research topic and limited time frame, we would rely on secondary sources as our main source of information with some guidance from our primary source. After the analysis had been performed, we had reached the conclusion and generated recommendation for our target group</p><p>Conclusion:</p><p>For the analysis of Nation brand equity, Thailand has equipped relatively strong internal assets both innate and nurtured as the country is rich with beautiful landscape and fascinating culture together with a strong support for the art from both governmental and private sectors. However, as for external assets, both disseminated and vicarious assets of Thailand still weakly contribute to the strength of the nation equity. Due to these reasons, we have recommended Thai governmental units to set up the organizations to improve the quality of disseminated asset and also start cooperation with private sector in order to come up with external portrayal in popular culture that can effective represent and enhance the country’s image.</p><p>As for the result of ‘Nation brand internal analysis’, Thailand has shown moderate to high capability in the Export Promotion sector which was the highest among the other 3 sectors. However, based on the data in the analysis part, there are still lots of things needed to be done both by Thai governmental units and private sector in order to boost the country’s nation brand capability to achieve competitive advantage in the international market in the long run. According to this point, we had listed some recommendations for the governmental units to use as a general guideline in obtaining a strong nation brand that could help the country become more competitive in the global market.</p>
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En undersökning av faktorer som hämmar köp från utländska webbsidor : Ett svenskt perspektiv

Assaysh, Shereen, Edlund, Isabelle January 2010 (has links)
No description available.
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En undersökning av faktorer som hämmar köp från utländska webbsidor : Ett svenskt perspektiv

Assaysh, Shereen, Edlund, Isabelle January 2010 (has links)
No description available.

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