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Glossary <strong>of</strong> Key Terms<br />

Attitude – refers to a lasting, general evaluation <strong>of</strong> people (including oneself), objects, or issues.<br />

Attitude object – refers to anything toward which a person has an attitude, whether it is<br />

tangible or intangible.<br />

Consumer Ethnocentrism - refers to the tendency to prefer products or people <strong>of</strong> one's own<br />

culture over those from other countries regardless <strong>of</strong> reason.<br />

Country <strong>of</strong> Origin Effects – refers to influences on consumer behaviors, particularly brand<br />

choice, that derive due to a brand’s country <strong>of</strong> origin<br />

Country <strong>of</strong> Manufacture – refers to the country where the brand was produced as indicated on<br />

the brand label.<br />

Country <strong>of</strong> Origin - refers to the originating country <strong>of</strong> brand origin where the product was<br />

devised, designed, and commercialized.<br />

Confucian face- refers to a positive feeling that derives from one's perception <strong>of</strong> the attitude<br />

others have owing to one having a thing that others may or may not have, achieving something<br />

others may or may not have, or in some other way causing a perceived positive effect on others.<br />

Ethnicity – refers to a distinct sub-segment <strong>of</strong> a national population characterized as having a<br />

unique language and sub-cultural values, habits, and behaviour.<br />

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