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Front Bus Res Chin    2011, Vol. 5 Issue (2) : 163-178    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11782-011-0126-3
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Cognitive Discrepancy in Chinese “Face”: Mian and Lian, and their Impact on Cognition of Country-of-Origin Image
Zhuomin Shi1(), Furukawa Ichiro2(), Chunji Jin3()
1. School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; 2. Graduate School of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo 186-8601, Japan; 3. Department of Economics, Seijo University, Tokyo 157-8511, Japan
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Abstract

Chinese “face,” as a complex social and psychological phenomenon, has attracted much attention from the fields of sociology and psychology. However, in the field of consumer behavior, research about how mianzi (face) affects consumer behavior is lacking. Moreover, research on the connotations of sub-dimension of mianzi (face), that is, lian and mian as well as their influences on consumer behavior is seldom seen. Based on the grounded theory, using focus group interviews and the self-report method, this study extracted scenario sentences of lian and mian, initially forming a preliminary scale with 14 positive items and 20 negative items concerning lian and mian. Moreover, by using close-ended questionnaire originated from previous grounded theory in terms of Chinese face, this study validated the discrepancy between “mian” and “lian.” Besides the discrepancy between “mian” and “lian” also appeared in consumer perception about product category and country-of-origin image.

Keywords Chinese face      mian      lian      cognitive discrepancy      country of origin image     
Corresponding Author(s): Zhuomin Shi,Email:mnsszm@mail.sysu.edu.cn; Furukawa Ichiro,Email:cc00186@srv.cc.hit-u.ac.jp; Chunji Jin,Email:kin@seijo.ac.jp   
Issue Date: 05 June 2011
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Zhuomin Shi,Furukawa Ichiro,Chunji Jin. Cognitive Discrepancy in Chinese “Face”: Mian and Lian, and their Impact on Cognition of Country-of-Origin Image[J]. Front Bus Res Chin, 2011, 5(2): 163-178.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fbr/EN/10.1007/s11782-011-0126-3
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fbr/EN/Y2011/V5/I2/163
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