Country of Origin (coo & perceived product quality) : role of brand name and globalization as moderators.

This research covers the finding of how brand name & Country of Origin affect consumers' perception on namely 2 categories of products-Sports shoes and CD players. The results showed that a favorable brand name improves the coo of a product. It is proven to a certain extent that Globalization has also led to the improvement of image of products made in less developed countries but there needs to be further research to prove this statistically