Do Rumblings Lead to Real Action? A Case of Animosity and Boycott in China

Author(s)

Selima Ben Mrad, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Shirley Ye Sheng
Laura Kozloski-Hart

ORCID

Selima Ben Mrad0000-0001-9823-7513

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

International Journal of China Marketing

ISSN

2156-6186

Publication Date

2013

Abstract/Excerpt

First and foremost, consumers are citizens of a country who become offended when they perceive that their country's interests have been affronted. At times, consumers signal their discontent with an offending country through boycotting its businesses or products. In fact, when consumers feel discontented, they may feel disloyal toward their own country and feel guilty if they do not take action to try to punish the "offending country." Using a case from China, this paper examines three mediators to determine the relationship between animosity, a feeling of hostility, and consumers' boycott participation.

Volume

3

Issue

2

First Page

35

Last Page

48

NSUWorks Citation

Ben Mrad, Selima; Sheng, Shirley Ye; and Kozloski-Hart, Laura, "Do Rumblings Lead to Real Action? A Case of Animosity and Boycott in China" (2013). HCBE Faculty Articles. 677.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcbe_facarticles/677