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The Effect of Online Brand Community Commitment on Brand Loyalty

온라인 브랜드 커뮤니티 몰입이 브랜드 충성도에 미치는 영향

  • 곽기영 (국민대학교 경영대학 경영정보학부) ;
  • 옥정봉 (국민대학교 비즈니스IT 전문대학원)
  • Received : 2010.12.07
  • Accepted : 2011.06.09
  • Published : 2011.09.30
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Abstract

As brand is increasingly important as a competitive source and information and communication technology based on Internet is rapidly advanced, many companies have paid attention to online brand community that is expected to help strengthen the customer's awareness on their products and services. This study suggests four factors-interaction, purpose, playfulness, reward-that facilitate online brand community commitment, and examines the effect of online brand community commitment on brand loyalty from the perspective of social identity theory. For this purpose, 243 sample data were collected from three online brand community sites and the proposed research model was empirically tested using LISREL 8.7 based on structural equation model. In conclusion, this study proposed theoretical and practical implications along with its limitations and future studies.

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