Conference Program

 

Ninth Cross-Cultural Research Conference

 

December 10-14, 2003

Half Moon Bay Resort

Rose Hall, Jamaica

 

 

 

 

Program Chair: 

 

Søren Askegaard, University of Southern Denmark, Odense

 

 

 

Local Arrangements & Proceedings Editor: 

 

Scott M. Smith, Brigham Young University

 

 

 

Area Coordinators:

 

Julie Yu, Chinese University of Hong Kong (South/Southeast Asia)

Michael J. Polonsky, Victoria University (Australia/New Zealand/ Oceania)

Lenard Huff, Brigham Young University, Hawaii (North/South America)

Søren Askegaard, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (Europe/Middle East/Africa)
Thursday, December 11, 2003

 

2:00pm-5:00pm  Registration Open, Half Moon Bay Resort

 

Session 1  (5:00 pm-5:45 pm) WELCOME ADDRESS

 

 ‘The Water Fish Swim In’? Relations between Culture and Marketing in the Age of Globalization

Søren Askegaard, SDU Odense, Denmark

 

 

Thursday 6 pm-8 pm: Welcome Reception, Half Moon Bay Resort

 

Friday, December 12, 2001

 

Session 2A  (8:30am-10:00am)         EMERGING ECONOMIES

 

Chair:  Charles A. Rarick, Barry University, USA

 

War Syndrome: Customers’ Reactions in Southeastern Europe

Bruno Grbac, University of Rijeka, Croatia

Marcel Meler, University of Osijek, Croatia

Natašša Renko, University of Zagreb, Croatia

 

Culture and Whistleblowing: An Empirical Study of Croatian and Iranian Managers Utilizing Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions

A. A. Tavakoli, Fayetteville State University, USA

B. Crnjak-Karanovic, University Of Split, Croatia
Alireza Lari, Fayetteville State University, USA

 

Tiger Surgical Supplies, LTD.:  Pouncing on Doi Moi Opportunities in the Emerging Economy of Vietnam

Charles A. Rarick, Barry University, USA

 

 

Session 2B  (8:30am-10:00am)         MANAGING MANAGERS

 

Chair:  Parissa Haghirian, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria

 

Cultural Standards. Applied Cross-Cultural Management Research

Franck Brueck, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria

Astrid Kainzbauer, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria

 

A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Future Managers’ Worldviews:  Does Hofstede's Typology Apply to Generation Y?    

Felicia G. Lassk, Northeastern University, Boston, USA 

Douglas Fugate, Western Kentucky University, USA

 

Learning Styles of Asian and European Marketing Managers

Parissa Haghirian, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria

 

 

 

Session 2C  (8:30am-10:00am)         BRAND NEWS

 

Chair:  Benoît Heilbrunn, Lyon School of Management, France

 

Modeling and Measuring Brand Personality: A Cross-Cultural Application

Laura Ambroise, ESA, Grenoble, France

Jean-Marc Ferrandi, University of Dijon, France

Anne-Gaëlle Jolivot, HEC Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Dwight Merunka, Aix-en-Provence University, France

Pierre Valette-Florence, ESA Grenoble, France

Samira Zine-Danguir, IHEC Carthage, Tunisia

 

Analyzing Brand Names in Bilingual Ads: Does Language Matter?

Prem N. Shamdasani, National University of Singapore

May O. Lwin, National University of Singapore

Corliss Green, Georgia State University, USA

Jerome D. Williams, University of Texas at Austin, USA

 

Unwedge and Blandness: The Anthropological Challenge of the Chinese Culture on Occidental Brands

Benoît Heilbrunn, Lyon School of Management, France

 

 

BREAK  (10:00am-10:30am)

 

 

Session 3A  (10:30am-12:00)            CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHO

 

Chair:  Stanley E. Fawcett , Brigham Young University, USA

 

Schema Theory: A Cross-cultural Comparison

Sharon M. Smith, DePaul University

Dawn B. Lerman, Fordham University

 

Beliefs about Self and Others: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Ghana and the United States

Vanessa Gail Perry, George Washington University

Quinetta M. Roberson, Cornell University

Marlene D. Morris, Georgetown University

 

Moments of Angst and What to Do about Them:  A Triadic Perspective

Stanley E. Fawcett, Brigham Young University, USA

Mike D. Geurts, Brigham Young University, USA

Gary K. Rhoads, Brigham Young University, USA

Scott M. Smith, Brigham Young University, USA

Mike J. Swenson, Brigham Young University, USA

 

 

Session 3B  (10:30am-12:00)            M, M&M (MOVIES, MUSIC and MULTITUDE

 

Chair: John F. Sherry, Jr., Northwestern University, USA

 

Now Showing: Global Movies Crossing Cultural Lines. Resistance Is Futile?

Cristel Antonia Russell, San Diego State University, USA

Dale W. Russell, San Diego State University, USA

 

Hip-Hop Heard ‘Round the World:  A Cross-Cultural Examination of Consumer Implications of Urban Identity

Marlene D. Morris, Georgetown University, USA

 

 Girl of Many Lands:  Seeing the World through the Blue/Green/Gray/Hazel/Light Brown/Dark Brown Eyes of Your American Girl Today

John F. Sherry, Jr., Northwestern University, USA

Robert V. Kozinets, Northwestern University, USA

Stefania Borghini, Northwestern University, USA

Nina Diamond, DePaul University, USA

Albert Muniz, DePaul University, USA

Mary Ann McGrath, Loyola University, USA

 

 

Session 3C  (10:30am-12:00)            MACRO-LEVEL ISSUES: EDUCATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

 

Chair:  Terence Wendell Brathwaite, Coventry Business School, UK

 

Religion, Ethnicity, and Geography: A Cross Cultural Analysis of the Demand for Education in Ghana

Niels-Hugo Blunch, The George Washington University, USA

Niels J. Blunch, The Aarhus School of Business, Denmark

 

Does Education Matter? Behavioral Differences of Middle School Pupils, University Students and Professors from Ultimatum Bargaining Experiments in Singapore, Xiamen, and Lhasa

Kang Chen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Fang-Fang Tang, Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

Regulation and Telecommunications: Divergent Caribbean and African Experiences

A. Vindelyn Smith-Hillman, University College Northampton, UK

Terence Wendell Brathwaite, Coventry Business School, UK

 

 

 

LUNCHTIME (12:00pm-1:30pm)   

 

 

 

Session 4A  (1:30pm-3:00pm)           MEETING PEOPLE: CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTIONS

 

Chair:  Katarzyna Englert, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia

 

Overcoming Consumer Ethnocentrism Through Cultural Openness:  The Role of Travel Experience

Concha Ramsey-Neeley, University of North Texas, USA

Pamela A. Kennett, University of New Orleans, USA

 

Epithet or Endearment? An Examination of Cultural Contexts and Reactions

Carol M. Motley, Howard University, Washington, USA

Kellina M. Craig-Henderson, Howard University, Washington, USA

 

Different Cultures, Different Interactions: An Analysis of Polish and Australian Greetings

Katarzyna Englert, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia

Laurence Dickie, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia

 

 

Session 4B  (1:30pm-3:00pm)           ADVERTISING ACROSS CULTURES

 

Chair: Sebnem Burnaz, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Effects of Cross Cultural Advertising on Target Marketing Processes and Attitudes:

Insights from a “Failed” Experiment

Anne M. Brumbaugh, Wake Forest University, USA

Sonya A. Grier, University of Pennsylvania / Stanford University, USA

 

 

Fear Appeals Between and Within Cultures

Jerome D. Williams, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

Donnel A. Briley, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Sonya A. Grier, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

Geraldine R. Henderson, Howard University and University of Virginia, USA

 

Analysis of Advertising Content: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of American, German, and Turkish Advertisements

Sebnem Burnaz, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Nimet Uray, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Berk Ataman, Tilburg University, The Netherlands

A.     Banu Elmadag, Columbia University, USA

 

 

Saturday, December 13, 2003

 

 

Session 5A  (8:30am-10:00am)         CROSS-CULTURAL CONSUMER BEHAVIOR 1

 

Chair:  Piotr Chelminski, Providence College, USA

 

Consumer Behavior and Information Literacy: A Cross-Cultural Assessment

Steven W. Staninger, University of San Diego, USA

 

A Cross Cultural Study of Customer’s Pleasure Orientation and its Impact on Response to Atmospheric Cues

Lenita Davis, University of Alabama, USA

Sijun Wang, University of Alabama, USA

The Effects of Cultural Individualism on Consumer Complaining Behavior

Piotr Chelminski, Providence College, USA

Robin Coulter, University of Connecticut, USA

 

 

Session 5B  (8:30am-10:00am)         PROMOTION AND SHOPPERS

 

Chair:  Kimshyan Fam, City University of Hong Kong

 

The Relation among Nationality, Personal Values and Consumer Behavior in Local Shopping Malls in Eugene (United States), Montevideo (Uruguay) and Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Jorge Francisco Bertinetti Lengler, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil

Carlos Alberto Martins Callegaro, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

 

 

 

The Impact of Package Size, Fill, and Unit Cost on Product Usage Amount

Chanthika Pornpitakpan, University of British Columbia & Monash University, Malaysia.

 

Strategic Groups and Choice of Promotional Tools – Empirical Evidence from Portugal and New Zealand

Kimshyan Fam, City University of Hong Kong

Zhilin Yang, City University of Hong Kong

 

 

Session 5C  (8:30am-10:00am)         ACCULTURATION: CULTURES AND GENERATIONS

 

Chair:  Dawn Lerman, Fordham University, USA

 

The Influence of Adolescents in Family Purchasing in China

Sijun Wang, University of Alabama, USA

Betsy B. Holloway, Samford University, USA

Sharon E. Beatty, University of Alabama, USA

 

Chinese Identification, Acculturation, and Conspicuous Consumption in a Multicultural Society: A Proposed Framework and Empirical Evidence

Joseph Chen, Millward Brown Goldfarb, Canada

May Aung, University of Guelph, Canada

Lianxi Zhou, University of Guelph, Canada

Vinay Kanetkar, University of Guelph, Canada

 

Joining a Consumer Society: Russian Immigrant versus American Materialism

Dawn Lerman, Fordham University, USA

Sarah Maxwell, Fordham University, USA

 

 

BREAK  (10:00am-10:30am)

 

 

Session 6A  (10:30am-12:00)            CROSS-CULTURAL CONSUMER BEHAVIOR 2

 

Chair:  Lenard Huff, Brigham Young University, Provo UT, USA

 

Investigating Privacy Across Cultures: Implications for Marketing and Consumer Research

Daniel Horne, Providence College, USA

H. Rika Houston, California State University Los Angeles, USA

David A. Horne, California State University Long Beach, USA

 

 

Effects of Country, Age and Gender on Levels of Materialism in Canada and Japan

Harold J. Ogden, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada

First or Second Skin? The Rise of Fetish Consumption Culture

Roy Langer, Roskilde University, Denmark

 

Cultural Differences in Consumer Trust for Service Providers 

Lenard Huff, Brigham Young University, Provo UT, USA

 

 

Session 6B  (10:30am-12:00)            BE GOOD! ETHICAL ISSUES

 

Chair:  Chandrika M. Kelso, National University, La Jolla, USA

 

Consumers’ Idealism And Relativism In Brunei, Britain, Hong Kong, Austria And US

Charles Chi Cui,

Vince Mitchell, UMIST, UK

Bodo Schlegelmilch,

Bettina Cornwell,

Anis Dzulkiflee,

Joseph Chan,

 

A Cross-Country Exploration of Environmental Attitudes

Emine Sarigöllü, McGill University, Canada

 

Culture and its Impact on Business Ethics

Chandrika M. Kelso, National University, La Jolla, USA

Thomas M. Green, National University, La Jolla, USA

 

 

Session 6C  (10:30am-12:00)            CROSS-CULTURAL HRM AND OTHER MANAGEMENT ISSUES

 

Chair: Janet W. Licata, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, USA

 

The Impact of Cross-Cultural Interactions on Small Work-related Groups

Paula Peter, Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business, USA

David Brinberg, Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business, USA

 

Differences in Managerial Preferences for B2B Relationships: A Comparison of Hungarian and American Managers

Susan Forquer Gupta, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA

Katalin Eibel-Spanyi, Eastern Connecticut State University, USA

 

 

 

Resources Offered and Sought in a Naïve Exchange System:  People as Products Revisited

Jane W. Licata, Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Abhijit Biswas, Louisiana State University

 

 

LUNCHTIME (12:00pm-1:30pm)   

 

 

Session 7A  (1:30pm-3:00pm)           RETAIL DETAILS

 

Chair:  Lisa Simpson, University of Otago, New Zealand

 

Australian Window, Indonesian View

Rudolph Brown, Victoria University, Australia

 

Retail Promotion Practices in Hong Kong and New Zealand – A Cross-Country Study

Kimshyan Fam, City University of Hong Kong

Zhilin Yang, City University of Hong Kong

 

Retail Sales Promotion in the Supermarket Industry: A Tri-Country Comparison of Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand

Lisa Simpson, University of Otago, New Zealand

 

 

Session 7B  (1:30pm-3:00pm)           CROSS-CULTURAL MARKETING

 

Chair: Markets and Consumers in the New MillenniumMarkets and Consumers in the New MillenniumMarkets and Consumers in the New MillenniumMarkets and Consumers in the New MillenniumWilliam K. Darley, The University of Toledo, USA

 

Geert Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions and Relationship vs. Transactional Marketing

Nelson Oly Ndubisi, Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Stephen Laison Sondoh Jr., Universiti Malaysia Sabah

 

Globalization of Marketing Strategy and its Cultural Consequences

Stephen H. Craft, Towson University, USA

 

Reaching and Serving Global Consumers in an Internet Era: Rethinking Marketing Strategies

Markets and Consumers in the New MillenniumMarkets and Consumers in the New MillenniumMarkets and Consumers in the New MillenniumMarkets and Consumers in the New MillenniumWilliam K. Darley, The University of Toledo, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session 7C  (1:30pm-3:00pm)           WEIGHING SCALES

 

Chair:  Alvin Chan, University of Western Sydney, Australia

 

Measuring French Nostalgia: The Validation of The Holbrook’s Nostalgia Proneness Scale in France

Adilson Borges, Reims School of Management, France

Gaëlle Boulbry, University of Rennes, France

 

A Cross-Cultural/National Study of Respondents’ Use of Extreme Categories for Rating Scales

Catherine A. Roster, University of New Mexico, USA

Robert Rogers, University of New Mexico, USA

Gerald Albaum, University of New Mexico, USA

 

Developing a Multi-Item Index to Measure Australian and Chinese Ethnicity

Alvin Chan, University of Western Sydney, Australia

John Rossiter, University of Wollongong, Australia

 

 

 

Session 8  (3.30 pm-4.30pm)              PLENARY SESSION: BUSINESS MEETING AND CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE

 

 

 

Sunday, December 14, 2003

 

Enjoy!