Purchase Intention of Made-in-China Medical Devices among Malaysians: Does COO Effect Work?
Made-in-China products are getting popular around the world. Overcoming the ‘low quality’ perception or unfavorable country of origin (COO) effect is imperative not only for China marketers but also for any related business in other markets. Despite their huge popularity, understanding of market res...
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| description | Made-in-China products are getting popular around the world. Overcoming the ‘low quality’ perception or unfavorable country of origin (COO) effect is imperative not only for China marketers but also for any related business in other markets. Despite their huge popularity, understanding of market responses and perceptions towards China products remain unclear, especially in the technology-advanced healthcare sector. Based on the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and COO effect, this study examined how subjective norms, self-image congruence and stereotype affected Malaysian consumers’ attitude and purchase intention of Made-in-China medical devices. 200 questionnaires in total were distributed among buyers in Malaysian public and private hospitals. A total of 178 valid responses were collected adopting purposive sampling technique. Findings indicated a significant impact of consumer attitude on purchase intention and attitude was found to be driven by subjective norms and stereotypes (warmth and competence), but not self-image congruency. The study also showed significant mediating effects of consumer attitude on the relationship between subjective norms and stereotype (competence) on purchase intention. The findings provide valuable insights to assist marketers in tapping into the Made-in-China medical device market as well as helping healthcare agencies plan and implement effective policy and marketing communication strategies. |
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| spelling | my.ums.eprints-377262023-11-29T02:34:14Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37726/ Purchase Intention of Made-in-China Medical Devices among Malaysians: Does COO Effect Work? Phang Ing @ Grace Pei, Lun Joan Lee Jiankun Gong Hiram Ting HB1-3840 Economic theory. Demography Made-in-China products are getting popular around the world. Overcoming the ‘low quality’ perception or unfavorable country of origin (COO) effect is imperative not only for China marketers but also for any related business in other markets. Despite their huge popularity, understanding of market responses and perceptions towards China products remain unclear, especially in the technology-advanced healthcare sector. Based on the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and COO effect, this study examined how subjective norms, self-image congruence and stereotype affected Malaysian consumers’ attitude and purchase intention of Made-in-China medical devices. 200 questionnaires in total were distributed among buyers in Malaysian public and private hospitals. A total of 178 valid responses were collected adopting purposive sampling technique. Findings indicated a significant impact of consumer attitude on purchase intention and attitude was found to be driven by subjective norms and stereotypes (warmth and competence), but not self-image congruency. The study also showed significant mediating effects of consumer attitude on the relationship between subjective norms and stereotype (competence) on purchase intention. The findings provide valuable insights to assist marketers in tapping into the Made-in-China medical device market as well as helping healthcare agencies plan and implement effective policy and marketing communication strategies. 2023 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37726/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37726/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Phang Ing @ Grace and Pei, Lun Joan Lee and Jiankun Gong and Hiram Ting (2023) Purchase Intention of Made-in-China Medical Devices among Malaysians: Does COO Effect Work? Electronic Journal of Applied Statistical Analysis, 16. pp. 80-96. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1285/i20705948v16n1p80 |
| spellingShingle | HB1-3840 Economic theory. Demography Phang Ing @ Grace Pei, Lun Joan Lee Jiankun Gong Hiram Ting Purchase Intention of Made-in-China Medical Devices among Malaysians: Does COO Effect Work? |
| title | Purchase Intention of Made-in-China Medical Devices among Malaysians: Does COO Effect Work? |
| title_full | Purchase Intention of Made-in-China Medical Devices among Malaysians: Does COO Effect Work? |
| title_fullStr | Purchase Intention of Made-in-China Medical Devices among Malaysians: Does COO Effect Work? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Purchase Intention of Made-in-China Medical Devices among Malaysians: Does COO Effect Work? |
| title_short | Purchase Intention of Made-in-China Medical Devices among Malaysians: Does COO Effect Work? |
| title_sort | purchase intention of made-in-china medical devices among malaysians: does coo effect work? |
| topic | HB1-3840 Economic theory. Demography |
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