<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec><h3>Objective</h3><p>The purpose of this paper is to identify the understanding and strategic importance of the country of origin (COO) and its dimensions from the perspective of the emerging market firms.</p></sec><sec><h3>Methods</h3><p>A qualitative approach was applied using in-depth interviews with 11 informants from owners of emerging market companies of household appliances brands.</p></sec><sec><h3>Key findings</h3><p>COO is perceived by managers of emerging markets’ firms as a multidimensional construct. In addition to the COO dimensions presented in the literature, informants indicate the following: country of technology/innovation origin, country of technical culture, country of service network localization, country of organizational culture origin (COOCO), and country of brand launching (COBL). Country of manufacturing (COM)/assembly/parts is perceived as a strategic imperative, first of all, from the sourcing strategy perspective, and it is less important from the marketing perspective than the country of brand origin (COBO).</p></sec><sec><h3>Originality</h3><p>This study contributes to existing literature by developing a deeper understanding of the COO dimensions from a perspective of emerging market companies.</p></sec></abstract>

ObjectiveThe purpose of this paper is to identify the understanding and strategic importance of the country of origin (COO) and its dimensions from the perspective of the emerging market firms.MethodsA qualitative approach was applied using in-depth interviews with 11 informants from owners of emerging market companies of household appliances brands.Key findingsCOO is perceived by managers of emerging markets’ firms as a multidimensional construct. In addition to the COO dimensions presented in the literature, informants indicate the following: country of technology/innovation origin, country of technical culture, country of service network localization, country of organizational culture origin (COOCO), and country of brand launching (COBL). Country of manufacturing (COM)/assembly/parts is perceived as a strategic imperative, first of all, from the sourcing strategy perspective, and it is less important from the marketing perspective than the country of brand origin (COBO).OriginalityThis study contributes to existing literature by developing a deeper understanding of the COO dimensions from a perspective of emerging market companies.

Country of origin from a management perspective of emerging market companies

International Journal of Management and Economics

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ObjectiveThe purpose of this paper is to identify the understanding and strategic importance of the country of origin (COO) and its dimensions from the...

Country of origin from a management perspective of emerging market companies

Article Category: Empirical Paper

Published Online: Sep 30, 2019

Page range: 212 - 229

Received: Apr 24, 2019

Accepted: Aug 06, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2019-0015

Keywords
country of origin (COO), country of brand origin (COBO), emerging markets, international marketing, management perspective

© 2019 Marzanna K. Witek-Hajduk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Country of origin from a management perspective of emerging market companies

Article Category: Empirical Paper

Published Online: Sep 30, 2019

Page range: 212 - 229

Received: Apr 24, 2019

Accepted: Aug 06, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2019-0015

Keywordscountry of origin (COO), country of brand origin (COBO), emerging markets, international marketing, management perspective

© 2019 Marzanna K. Witek-Hajduk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
country of origin (COO), country of brand origin (COBO), emerging markets, international marketing, management perspective