The conceptualization of country image: A qualitative approach
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Doç. Dr. Onur İZMİR Gümüşhane Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Elif Eroğlu Hall Anadolu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Nurdan Sevim Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (Ulusal alan endekslerinde (TR Dizin, ULAKBİM) yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Yönetim ve Ekonomi Araştırmalar Dergisi - Journal of Management and Economics Research
Dergi ISSN 2148-029X
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler TR DİZİN
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 06-2023
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 21 / 2 / 160–194 DOI 10.11611/yead.1259644
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.11611/yead.1259644
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Although country of origin studies go back to 1960’s, there is still no consensus on the conceptualization and measurement of country image. Country image has been studied from a cognitive dominant perspective and most of the scales measuring this construct has failed to capture affective aspects of it. This study intents to provide a more accurate conceptual framework for the country image construct and provide some insights into the measurement of this concept for future studies. In this study, it is identified that country image consists of cognitive and affective elements in which fifteen sub-dimensions of this concept have been reached. It is determined that cognitive oriented development of the literature causes a major threat to the validity of the studies because studies have mostly applied cognitive dominant perspectives/scales and attributed the results to general country image. As a result of this study, new definition of country image is proposed, and it is thought that this concept has been placed on a more concrete and valid theoretical ground. As a result of the content analysis of the qualitative data and literature review, an item pool composed of 85 items were proposed. Future studies with an intention to measure country image with its cognitive and affective aspects can benefit the findings of this study.
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The conceptualization of country image: A qualitative approach

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