Celebrating Success: Hao Liu

Congratulations to Hao Liu on his manuscript Perceived Brand Globalness/Localness: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Directions for Further Research which will soon be published in the Journal of International Marketing.

Abstract: Extensive research has investigated how perceived brand globalness (PBG) and perceived brand localness (PBL) affect brand preference since Steenkamp, Batra, and Alden’s (2003) landmark article. In this systematic literature review, we organize and synthesize the literature on PBG and PBL by analysing 95 articles published in the past 17 years. We identify similarities, inconsistencies, and omissions in the literature by investigating different conceptualizations of PBG and PBL, boundary conditions of PBG and PBL effects on brand preference, psychological mechanisms through which PBG and PBL affect brand preference, the theoretical foundations underlying PBG and PBL research, and methodological approaches used in the literature. The study outlines avenues for further research based on prior research and current global trends, such as hybridization/globalization marketing strategies, anti-globalisation trends, and digitalization.