Attitude Toward Counterfeits and Ethnic Groups: Comparing Chinese and Western Consumers Purchasing Counterfeits

This study examines the differences between Chinese and Western consumers on attitude toward counterfeits. Results show that these two ethnic groups are different on most of the components of attitude toward counterfeits. In particular, they rated differently on social cost of counterfeiting, social benefit of reproduction, and anti-big-business mentality. However, these two groups have no significant difference on ethical belief. This does not...