Globalization, expectations model of economic nationalism, and consumer behavior

Abstract

Purpose

The goals of the paper are to propose, measure, and empirically test the expectations model of economic nationalism. The model posits that economic nationalism is reflected in people's expectations of their government, domestic firms, and the general public, in terms of restricting the activities of foreign firms.

Design/methodology/approach

A confirmatory factor analysis is conducted to test the model, using the LISREL procedure.

Findings

Results show acceptable fit for the proposed model. Reliability of each of the three dimensions of economic nationalism is in the acceptable range. A nomological validity test showed that economic nationalism is related to other constructs not included in the model.

Research limitations/implications

A limitation of the model is that it is based on a single sample. Future studies can test the generalizability of model with samples from different countries.

Practical implications

The implication of the study is that increasing globalization might lead to an increase in economic nationalism. Business executives, therefore, need to focus not only on the benefits that they will derive from entering a country, but also the benefits they will deliver to the domestic economy by entering the country.

Originality/value

The paper presents an expectations model of economic nationalism. The model is based on the premise that people's expectations of their government, domestic businesses, and the general public in terms of their role in restricting the activities of foreign firms are reflective of economic nationalism. The more people expect of these three players the more economically nationalistic they will be. The value of the paper is to researchers in international business and global marketing and to business executives involved in managing global operations.

Citation

Akhter, S.H. (2007), "Globalization, expectations model of economic nationalism, and consumer behavior", Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 24 No. 3, pp. 142-150. https://doi.org/10.1108/07363760710746148