CONSUMPTION SYMBOLS AS CARRIERS OF CULTURE: A STUDY OF JAPANESE AND SPANISH BRAND PERSONALITY CONSTRUCTS Jennifer Aaker Verónica Benet-Martínez Jordi Garolera May 2001 Forthcoming in Journal of Personality & Social Psychology RESEARCH PAPER SERIES GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STANFORD UNIVERSITY )RUWKFRPLQJ DW WKH -RXUQDO RI 3HUVRQDOLW\ 6RFLDO 3V\FKRORJ\ CONSUMPTION SYMBOLS AS CARRIERS OF CULTURE: A STUDY OF JAPANESE AND SPANISH BRAND PERSONALITY CONSTRUCTS Jennifer Aaker University
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Origin of Personality The authors use the scientific method The first step in the scientific method is to formulate a testable hypothesis. The authors are trying to pinpoint what factors can be attributed into the development of a child’s personality. They believe that personalities are mainly prevalent from birth and that temperament and environment are the influences to look at. The next step is to design a study and collect data. They decide to test their hypothesis by doing a study of 85 families
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2.0 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND BRAND PERSONALITY A brand personality can be defined as the set of human characteristics associated with a given brand. Thus it includes such characteristics as gender‚ age‚ and socioeconomic class‚ as well as such classic personality traits as warmth‚ concern and sentimentality. Brand Personality like human personality‚ is both distinctive and enduring. For example‚ one analysis found Coke to be considered real and authentic whereas Pepsi was
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one of the five core personality traits described in the big five theory of personality. This trait is characterized by sociability‚ assertiveness‚ emotional expressiveness and excitability. People who are high in this trait are often described as being outgoing ad talkative‚ while those low in this trait are described as quiet and reserved. An extroverted disposition ; concern with what is outside the self rather what is inside. Introversion is one of the major personality traits identified in
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Case Study 4 Q1). Identify the likely characteristics of the market segment being targeted by the company. Why are most target customers likely to be foreigners rather than New Zealanders? The geographic location is quite unique seeing that it is located on the South island of New Zealand where it is very sparsely populated making it a perfect utopia from the outside world. The 28‚000 hectares of original farmland which has been converted into a big game reserve has made this a more feasible
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Operational Management: John Deer Case Study The company that has been chosen for this case study is John Deere Equipments. This company was founded by John Deere in 1837 and was incorporated in 1868 as Deere & Company. John Deere started this company as a one-man blacksmith shop and it is now a worldwide corporation that has its offices in more than 160 countries and employs more than 46‚000 people. John Deere is one of the oldest industrial companies in the United States and it is guided by the
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and discussed in regards to personality. It aims to define personality‚ summarize the main ideas across different articles‚ pointing out the strengths and weaknesses that are in the articles. It also links my personal experience of personality traits to the theory of personality. The essay begins by defining personality from different articles and books‚ then analyzing critically the key definitions. Furthermore the essay discusses the relationship between personality and job performance and the
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1997‚ the nation’s estimated 34 million children age 12 and under will have spent or influenced spending of a record $500 billion" (Horovitz 1997). There is obviously a great deal of interest in this subject‚ many books have been written‚ and many studies and reports done on the effects of television advertising on children. The aim of this essay is to give a look at some of the reasons why we advertise to children‚ some different effects of television advertisement on mental and physical parts of
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Chapter OBJECTIVES When students finish this chapter they should understand why: • A consumer’s personality influences the way he or she responds to marketing stimuli‚ but efforts to use this information in marketing contexts have met with mixed results. • Consumers’ lifestyles are key to many marketing strategies. • Psychographics go beyond simple demographics in helping marketers understand and reach different consumer segments. • Identifying patterns of consumption
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Case Study Case study methods involve Systematically gathering enough information about a particular person‚ social setting‚ event‚ or group to permit the researcher to effectively understand how it operates or functions. Case studies may focus on an individual‚ a group‚ or an entire community and may utilize a number of data technologies such as life stories‚ documents‚ oral histories‚ in-depth interviews‚ and participant observation. Types of case studies Stake (1995) suggests that researchers
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