TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The main purpose of the study is to extend Schaefer's paper by investigating how different dimensions of consumer knowledge may affect country of origin cues with an Australian sample.Design/methodology/approach– A self‐administered mail survey was used in this study. The main sample consisted of Australian residents who are aged 18 and above and may or may not be alcoholic drinkers. The mailing list was purchased from a local council consisting of a suburb of metropolitan Perth, Western Australia. The total usable response rate was 38.7 per cent.Findings– The results indicated that country of origin cues affect Australian consumers in beer evaluations despite its weak influences. It suggested that brand familiarity and objective product knowledge mediate the extent to which consumers relied on country of origin in product evaluation. However, the study found inconsistent results between different levels of objective knowledge and its effects on country of origin of manufacture.Originality/value– The paper replicates Schaefer's with extensions. Despite the inconclusive results, objective product‐country knowledge, to some extent, may distort country of origin influences on consumers. This finding yields some insight for the efficiency in market segmentation. By segmenting consumers on different levels of knowledge, the marketers will subsequently make a better decision of how brand and country of origin should be managed.
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
SN  - 0736-3761
DO  - 10.1108/07363760610641145
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/07363760610641145
AU  - Phau Ian
AU  - Suntornnond Vasinee
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - Dimensions of consumer knowledge and its impacts on country of origin effects among Australian consumers: a case of fast‐consuming product
T2  - Journal of Consumer Marketing
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 34
EP  - 42
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -