ABSTRAKThesis ini membahas bagaimana faktor negara asal (country of origin),aspirasi,dan ketidakpastian dalam mempengaruhi brand image dan keinginan untukmembeli pada produk premium Cina, yakni Ktouch V9. Penelitian ini merupakanpenelitian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan model struktural sebagai dasarpengolahan datanya. Penelitian ini menghasilkan beberapa temuan, antara kainterdapat hubungan signifikan antara country of origin dengan brand image; brandimage terhadap aspiration dan uncertainty, aspiration terhadap purchase intentiondan uncertainty terhadap purchase intention. Di sisi lain, tidak terdapat hubungansignifikan antara country of origin terhadap aspiration maupun uncertainty, danbrand image terhadap purchase intention pada Ktouch V9.

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ABSTRACTThe focus of this study is about the Country of origin, aspiration and uncertaintyeffects towards brand image and purchase intention on Ktouch V9, a ChinesePremium Smartphone. This is a quantitative research which use structuralequation model. The Results of this study shows that there are significantinfluence between country of origin towards brand image; brand image towardsaspiration and uncertainty; aspiration and uncertainty towards purchasei ntention.Furthermore, there are no significant influence between country of origin towardsaspiration and uncertainty; and brand image towards purchase intention.