Int. J. Business Information Systems, Vol. 35, No. 3, 2020 363
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The effect of country-of-origin on the consumer
purchase intention considering the mediating role of
the brand equity dimensions
Seyyed Milad Shirvani*
Department of Management and Economic,
Faculty of Business Administration,
Science and Research Branch,
Islamic Azad University,
Tehran, Iran
Email: s.m.shirvani@outlook.com
*Corresponding author
Negar Motamedi
Department of Management,
Faculty of Accounting and Management,
Yazd Branch of Payam Noor University,
Yazd, Iran
Email: n.motamedi@pnu.ac.ir
Rahim Mohtaram
Department of Management and Economics,
Faculty of Business Administration,
Science and Research Branch,
Islamic Azad University,
Tehran, Iran
Email: r.mohtaram@srbiau.ac.ir
Abstract: The objective of the present study was to examine the effect of
country-of-origin on the consumer purchase intention considering the
mediating role of the dimensions of brand equity. The population of this study
included buyers of home appliances in Tehran. Random sampling was used to
determine the sample of the study. Infinite sample size determination formula
was used to determine the sample size. 384 people were selected as the sample
of the study. A researcher-made questionnaire was used for data collection; the
validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by some experienced professors
and experts and the reliability of that was obtained as 95.7% and confirmed by
using Cronbach’s alpha. PLS software and the implementation of the structural
equation modelling were used for data analysis. The results showed that the
country-of-origin image significantly affects the dimensions of the brand equity
(brand awareness, perceived quality, brand association, and brand loyalty);
moreover, the brand equity dimensions significantly affect the purchase
intention.