This research applies the personality metaphor to examine the U.S. brand personality in China. Results indicate that the U.S. brand personality is a multidimensional construct composed of three main dimensions: amicableness, resourcefulness, and self-centeredness. An overall view indicates that Chinese perceptions of the U.S. brand personality encompass a bipolar personality type where amicable and resourceful traits seemingly battle with self-centered personality traits. The emergent Brand Personality Scale is a significant predictor of Chinese people's behavioral intentions toward the U.S. Several implications are discussed and guidelines for further research are provided. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Youngstown State Univ, Mkt Dept, Williamson Coll Business Adm, Youngstown, OH 44555 USARollins Coll, Int Business & Mkt, Crummer Grad Sch Business, Winter Pk, FL 32789 USA