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Title
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Do Consumers Forgive and Forget?.
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Creator
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Ben Mrad, Selima, Mullen, Michael R., Mangleburg, Tamara, Florida Atlantic University
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Abstract/Description
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While tension is growing in the Middle East towards the United States due to American foreign policies, hate and anger is rising, and Middle Easterners feel threatened by the United States. It is with such a context in mind that the animosity of consumers in the Middle East is examined and whether that animosity affects the willingness to buy. In this study, the intention is to understand consumers' internal motivations behind their refusal to buy American products. Is it just to express...
Show moreWhile tension is growing in the Middle East towards the United States due to American foreign policies, hate and anger is rising, and Middle Easterners feel threatened by the United States. It is with such a context in mind that the animosity of consumers in the Middle East is examined and whether that animosity affects the willingness to buy. In this study, the intention is to understand consumers' internal motivations behind their refusal to buy American products. Is it just to express anger, to punish the United States, or just to enhance their images, that consumers in the Middle East refuse to buy American products? In addition, the goal is to go a step further and to investigate whether animosity is expressed across different religious groups.
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Date Issued
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2008
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000300
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Subject Headings
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Middle East--Economic conditions, Consumer behavior--Middle East, Emotions--Economic aspects, Persuasion (Psychology), United States--Foreign economic relations--21st century
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Format
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Document (PDF)
