Golden hamster stock of hamsters was exported from Syria to the United States in 1971, but apparently none of today's North American pets is descended from these (at least in the female line), because recent mitochondrial DNA studies have established that all domestic golden hamsters are descended from one female – probably the one captured in 1930 in Syria. Since the species was named, the genus "Cricetus" has been subdivided and this species (together with several others) was separated into the genus "Mesocricetus", leading to the currently accepted scientific name for the golden hamster of "Mesocricetus auratus". Following Professor Aharoni's collection in
Country-of-origin effect proven to apply also on Services, e.g. when expecting a higher degree of engineering consulting by a German consultancy firm. Companies are seeking to communicate the COO and to increase their customer's COO awareness with a number of different strategies: Perceptions of countries and their products change over time. Since the late 19th century the German reputation for quality and attention to detail has helped it sell products internationally, but its reputation was significantly damaged during the First World War and Second World War. Country-of-origin effect The country-of-origin effect (COE), also known as the made-in image and the nationality bias,