<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study aims to examine the interaction effect of country of manufacture and brand awareness, packaging and price impact on the purchase intention of toothpaste among young adults in Malaysia. As previous studies show, the country of origin should not be taken as a single clue, as it exaggerates the country of origin effect. This study evaluates the effect of the country of origin effect on the low-involvement good (toothpaste). The Cue Utilization Theory was used to explain how the consumer uses product cues to rate a product before making a purchase decision. Study data are analysed using SmartPLS. The results of this study showed that all variables influence consumer purchase intention for toothpaste. IPMA analysis showed that the interaction effect of the country of manufacture and brand awareness are important factors.</p></abstract>

This study aims to examine the interaction effect of country of manufacture and brand awareness, packaging and price impact on the purchase intention of toothpaste among young adults in Malaysia. As previous studies show, the country of origin should not be taken as a single clue, as it exaggerates the country of origin effect. This study evaluates the effect of the country of origin effect on the low-involvement good (toothpaste). The Cue Utilization Theory was used to explain how the consumer uses product cues to rate a product before making a purchase decision. Study data are analysed using SmartPLS. The results of this study showed that all variables influence consumer purchase intention for toothpaste. IPMA analysis showed that the interaction effect of the country of manufacture and brand awareness are important factors.

Interaction Effect of Country of Manufacture and Brand Awareness on Malaysian Young Adults Purchase Intention of Low Involvement Product

Economics and Accounting and Economic HELP University

School of Management and Marketing Taylor’s University

Marketing of Scientific and Research Organizations

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This study aims to examine the interaction effect of country of manufacture and brand awareness, packaging and price impact on the purchase intention of...

Interaction Effect of Country of Manufacture and Brand Awareness on Malaysian Young Adults Purchase Intention of Low Involvement Product

Published Online: Mar 30, 2021

Page range: 67 - 92

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/minib-2021-0004

Keywords
Country of Manufacture, Brand Awareness, Interaction, Low Involvement Product, Importance and Performance Matrix (IPMA)

© 2021 Chui Seong Lim et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Interaction Effect of Country of Manufacture and Brand Awareness on Malaysian Young Adults Purchase Intention of Low Involvement Product

Published Online: Mar 30, 2021

Page range: 67 - 92

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/minib-2021-0004

KeywordsCountry of Manufacture, Brand Awareness, Interaction, Low Involvement Product, Importance and Performance Matrix (IPMA)

© 2021 Chui Seong Lim et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Country of Manufacture, Brand Awareness, Interaction, Low Involvement Product, Importance and Performance Matrix (IPMA)