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International marketing in an enlarged European Union: Some insights into cultural heterogeneity in Central Europe

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  • Heather Skinner
  • Krzysztof Kubacki
  • Gloria Moss
  • David Chelly

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We inhabit a global village in which international marketers are encouraged to think and act with both global and local interests in mind. The enlargement of the European Union (EU) in January 2007 has created a 27 member state EU with a population of nearly half a billion. The purpose of this article is therefore to examine the nature of these differences in so far as they impact on the segmentation decisions made by international marketers. This article examines the literature on culture, identity, and self-concept and presents empirical results showing the diversity of these concepts within three countries that are now full EU members - the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.

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  • Heather Skinner & Krzysztof Kubacki & Gloria Moss & David Chelly, 2008. "International marketing in an enlarged European Union: Some insights into cultural heterogeneity in Central Europe," Journal of East European Management Studies, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 13(3), pages 193-215.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:joeems:doi_10.1688/1862-0019_jeems_2008_03_skinner
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    1. Zeineddine Cornelia, 2018. "Branding European countries in the aftermath of important political transitions," Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence, Sciendo, vol. 12(1), pages 1059-1068, May.
    2. Jun, Jong-Kun & Hyun, Jae Hoon, 2014. "Anticipation or risk aversion? The effects of the EU enlargement on Korean trade and FDI activities in Central and Eastern Europe," Journal of East European Management Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 19(4), pages 486-503.

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    Keywords

    International marketing; segmentation; EU enlargement; identity;
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    JEL classification:

    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • M20 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - General
    • P31 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Socialist Enterprises and Their Transitions

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