TABLE OF CONTENTS


 


SECTION


 


Executive Summary


1


1.  The Problem and Background…………………………………


2


 


Introduction……………………………………………………


2


 


Background of the Study………………………………………


4


 


Statement of the Problem……………………………………..


7


 


Hypothesis…………………………………………………….


9


 


Significance of the Study……………………………………


9


 


Scope and Limitations………………………………………


10


2.  Review of Literature……………………………………………


11


 


Country of Origin


 

11


 


Internationalism vs. Nationalism in Consumer Behavior


12


 


Consumer Ethnocentrism and Product Choice 


15


 


The Political Economy of UAE and Dubai

18


 


Dubai’s Consumer Culture


20


 


COO and Consumer Evaluation


23


 


COO as a Comparative Tool in Consumer Evaluation 


25


 


Country of Origin Effects and Consumer Behavior


26


 


Methodological Issues in Measuring COO


28


 


 


 


3.  Methods and Procedure………………………………………


30


 


 


 


 


Method of Research to be Used


30


 


Evaluation of Research Objectives


32


 


Research Design and Instrument


32


 


The Data Gathering Method


34


 


Database of the study


34


 


Sampling Technique


35


 


Validity of the Data


36


 


Administration of the Instrument


36


 


Statistical Treatment of the Data


37


 


 


 


4. A. Presentation, Interpretation and Analysis of Data


38


 


 


 


 


Demographic Profile of the Respondents


40


 


Age


41


 


Gender


42


 


Civil Status


43


 


Educational Attainment


44


 


Monthly Income


45


 


Part II. Perception of the Respondents- CET Scale


46


 


Cross Tabulation Consumer Behaviour and CET


52


 


T-Test Results


54


 


Analysis of Findings


58


4. B. Problems and Solutions


62


 


 


 


5. Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations……………


73


 


 


 


 


Summary……………………………………………………….


74


 


Conclusions……………………………………………………..


78


 


Recommendations…………………………………………


80


 


 


 


REFERENCES…………………………………………………………..


84


 


 


 


APPENDICES……………………………………………………………


92


 


 


 


 


Appendix A:  Timetable…………………………………….


92


 


Appendix B:  Questionnaire,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..


93


 


Appendix C:  Guide Questions……………………………..


97


 


 



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