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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

COOUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOR



COOUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOR



 



style='mso-tab-count:1'>            You were chosen as a respondent to answer this survey – questionnaire on
the effects of country of origin on the consumer preferences and behavior of
Dubai residents. Your answers will provide the data needed in this study. Rest
assured that your answers would be treated with utmost confidentiality. Thank
you very much.



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You.    





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Part 1. 
Profile of Respondent



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style='font-family:Arial'>Direction:
Please fill up in all the necessary information about yourself. Don’t leave any
item unanswered.



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style='font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'>a.                 
Agestyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>  _______



b.style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>                 
Gender



style='font-family:Arial'>Male ( )           Female
( )



c.style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>                 
Marital Status



style='font-family:Arial'>Single ( )         Married
( )      Separated ( )style='mso-tab-count:2'>             Widow/Widower ( )



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Educational
Attainment



style='font-family:Arial'>Elementary ( )   
High School ( )       College (
)    Graduate Studies ( )



style='font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'>e.                 
Monthly Income



style='font-family:Arial'>(  ) 2,000 and
below dirham             (style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  ) 2,001-5,000 dirham



style='font-family:Arial'>( ) 5,001- 10,000 dirham                  (  ) 10,001
and above dirham



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Part II. Consumer Ethnocentrism Scale (CET)



 



Direction:       Encircle
the number corresponding to your answer



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style='font-family:Arial'>                        5style='mso-tab-count:1'>          -           Strongly
Agree



style='font-family:Arial'>                        4style='mso-tab-count:1'>          -           Agree



style='font-family:Arial'>                        3style='mso-tab-count:1'>          -           Uncertain



style='font-family:Arial'>                        2style='mso-tab-count:1'>          -           Disagree



style='font-family:Arial'>                        1style='mso-tab-count:1'>          -           Strongly
Disagree



 












  1. People in Dubai
    should always buy

     Dubai made products instead of
    imports



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  1. Only
    those products that are unavailable in Dubai should be imported.
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  1. Buy Dubai
    made products. Keep Dubai working



 




  1. Dubai
    products first, last, and foremost



 




  1. Purchasing
    foreign-made products is un-Dubai



 




  1. It is not
    right to purchase foreign products



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  1. A real
    Dubai citizen should always buy Dubai made products
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  1. We should
    purchase products made in Dubai instead of letting other countries get
    rich off us.



 




  1. It is
    always best to purchase Dubai products.



 




  1. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> There should be very little trading or
    purchasing of goods from other countries unless out of necessity. style='font-family:Arial'>



 




  1. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Dubai should not buy foreign products
    because this hurts Dubai businesses and causes unemployment. style='font-family:Arial'>



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  1. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Curbs should be put on all imports style='font-family:Arial'>



 




  1. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> It may cost me in the long run, but I
    prefer to support Dubai products.



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  1. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Foreigners should not be allowed to put
    their products in markets.



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  1. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Foreign products should be taxed heavily
    to reduce their entry into Dubai



 




  1. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> We should buy from foreign countries only
    those products that we cannot obtain in our own country. style='font-family:Arial'>



 




  1. Dubai
    consumers who purchase products made in other countries put their fellow
    Dubais out of work



 



 



 



 



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PART III. Problems and Solutions


 




  1. style='font-family:Arial'>What are the problems and issues challenging the
    choices for products for consumption in Dubai?



 



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2.style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>     
style='font-family:Arial'>What are the implications of this issues to Dubai’s
economic health?



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style='mso-tab-count:1'>      3. 
What are your proposed solutions to the issues and problems you’vestyle='mso-tab-count:1'>   mentioned?



 



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Guide Questionnaire



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interviewed)



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Can
you briefly explain the economic situation in Dubai right now in terms of
goods, products and services coming from other countries?



 




  1. What country or countries
    usually dominates Dubai in terms of volume and in terms of sales?



 




  1. What about Dubai’s
    local products? What is the development in relation to the past years?



 




  1. Compared to foreign
    goods, are Dubai-made products doing well?



 




  1. What are the possible
    implications of Dubai consumers buying more foreign goods than
    locally-made products?



 




  1. At this point, can
    you observe changes in the consumption pattern of Dubai residents? What
    are these?



 




  1. To what reasons are
    these attributed to?



 




  1. In terms of country
    of origin preferences, to what country does Dubai consumers usually defer
    to?



 




  1. Does country of
    origin affects the consumption behavior of Dubai residents?



 




  1. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> What do you think is the implication of
    Dubai residents’ consumption behavior to Dubai’s economy?



 



 



 



 



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