Studies on country-of-origin effect (COO) largely show that product and country image is relevant in the field of perceptions and of quality evaluations of unfamiliar products. Roth and Romeo (1992) highlight that country image is product-specific and in situation of favorable product country...

This research analyzes the marketing potential of "made in Europe", which has been little studied in literature on country of origin to date. In particular, the paper shows under what conditions a brand like "made in Europe", may be a viable alternative to the nation brand. To this end, two...

Il paper analizza il ruolo del marketing soprattutto nelle sue componenti più intangibili nelle strategie competitive delle medie imprese industriali italiane di successo. In particolare, si individuano le scelte di posizionamento di queste imprese e si esamina attraverso quali politiche di...

The growing importance of internationalisation strategies leads us to investigate the development trend of the research contributions and attempt to bridge the gap in the Italian versus the international literature. The paper conducts a review of the Italian journals and is a significant step...

Il saggio sintetizza i risultati della ricerca pubblicata nel volume "Un tesoro emergente. Le medie imprese italiane dell’era globale", curato da Riccardo Varaldo, Daniele Dalli, Riccardo Resciniti e Annalisa Tunisini e pubblicato da FrancoAngeli. La ricerca si è focalizzata sull’analisi...

This paper aims to outline the role of territory in international expansion, styles of command and innovative approaches of women business proprietorships operating in various economic sectors. The exploratory investigation uses a three-dimensional ILI...

International strategic alliances with Chinese operators often entail considerable risks and managerial difficulties associated with national culture and institutional differences, which can hinder the achievement of the intended strategic objectives. This study analyzes and evaluates the...

Questo studio propone un modello di ricerca finalizzato ad indagare la relazione esistente tra le diverse componenti dell’immagine Paese - valutate a livello generale (general country image) e con riferimento agli attributi turistici (tourism destination image) e alle produzioni nazionali...