Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science) ›› 2015, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (6): 587-594.DOI: 10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2015.06.007

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Concept Definition and Scale Development of Regional Environmental AdvantageFrom the Perspective of Regional Brand Forming

XU Ming1,2, SHENG Ya-jun2, WEI Sheng3   

  1. (1. School of Business, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; 2. School of Business and Administration, Jilin University of Finance and Economics, Changchun 130117, China; 3. School of Management, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150028, China)
  • Received:2015-03-20 Revised:2015-03-20 Online:2015-11-25 Published:2015-11-25
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Abstract:

The creation and cultivation of regional brands has become a powerful booster to develop regional economy and regional image, and regional environmental advantage serves as an important factor that affects regional brand forming, but its concept definition and measurement require improving. The concept of regional environmental advantage was first defined, and the measurement scale was then developed by following such steps as item pool establishment, item purification, and reliability and validity testing. It was concluded that regional environmental advantage is composed of five dimensions: resources environment, cultural environment, investing and financing environment, institutional environment and social environment. The findings may provide the decision-making basis and theoretical guidance for developing regional brands in many other regions.

Key words: regional environmental advantage, regional brand, industrial cluster, scale development

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