Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship (벤처창업연구)

The Korean Society of Business Venturing (한국벤처창업학회)
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Empirical Study on Brand Authenticity Building Utilizing Product Quality

품질을 활용한 브랜드 진정성 구축에 대한 실증적 연구

  • Koh, Inkon (Dept. of Global Business Administration, Kangnam University)
  • 고인곤 (강남대학교 글로벌경영학부)
  • Received : 2020.09.09
  • Accepted : 2020.10.28
  • Published : 2020.10.31
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Abstract

The more consumers feel the brand as authentic, the better the brand image and the higher the purchase intention, so companies actively seek to build brand authenticity. On the other hand, the quality of products perceived by consumers comprehensively in consideration of various factors such as performance, durability, and materials can affect brand authenticity. The purpose of this study is to present useful implications by building a research model for quality and brand authenticity from a marketing point of view, and empirical analysis. For this, product quality and brand authenticity were theoretically defined, the relationship between them was identified, and ultimately the influence of these concepts on brand image was examined. In detail, a survey was conducted on a total of 286 consumers to find out the quality of the product, authenticity of the brand, and brand image, and the product to be surveyed was S20, the latest mobile phone of S Electronics. As a result of empirical analysis, although quality had a statistically significant positive effect on brand authenticity, the degree was not greater than expected. In addition, quality had a statistically significant positive effect on brand image, and its degree was large, but when quality and brand authenticity were considered together, it was found that the regression coefficient of brand authenticity was larger than that of quality. This means a partial mediating effect of brand authenticity. Therefore, in order to enhance the brand image and purchase intention of SMEs/Venture companies, a strategy that build brand authenticity simultaneously in consideration of the components presented in this study will be more effective than a strategy that focuses only on quality. This study proposes a variety of theoretical and practical implications by empirically examining the relationship between brand authenticity and brand image perceived by consumers through quality from a marketing perspective, based on a research model that was not discussed in previous studies. In particular, this study proposes a plan to build brand authenticity from the perspective of SMEs/Ventures.

소비자들이 브랜드를 진정성이 있는 것으로 느낄수록 브랜드 이미지는 좋아지고 구매의도도 높아지므로, 기업들은 적극적으로 브랜드 진정성을 구축하고자 한다. 한편, 성능이나 내구성, 소재 등의 다양한 요소들을 고려하여 소비자가 종합적으로 지각하는 제품의 품질은 브랜드 진정성에 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 마케팅 관점에서 품질과 브랜드 진정성에 대한 연구모형을 구축하고 실증분석함으로써 유용한 시사점을 제시하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 품질과 브랜드 진정성을 이론적으로 정의하고, 이들 간의 관계를 규명한 후, 궁극적으로 이들 개념이 브랜드 이미지에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 구체적으로는 총 286명의 소비자를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하여 제품의 품질과 브랜드의 진정성 및 브랜드 이미지를 알아보았고, 조사대상 제품은 S전자의 최신 휴대폰인 S20으로 하였다. 실증분석 결과, 품질이 브랜드 진정성에 통계적으로 유의한 정의 영향을 미치기는 하지만, 그 정도는 예상보다 크지 않았다. 또한 품질은 브랜드 이미지에도 통계적으로 유의한 정의 영향을 미치고 있었으며 그 정도도 컸지만, 브랜드 진정성을 함께 고려한 경우에는 품질에 비해서 브랜드 진정성의 회귀계수가 더 컸다. 이는 브랜드 진정성의 부분매개효과를 의미한다. 따라서 기업이 브랜드 이미지 및 구매의도를 제고하기 위해서는 품질에만 초점을 두는 것보다는 본 연구에서 제시하고 있는 구성요소들을 감안하여 브랜드 진정성을 함께 구축하는 전략이 효과적일 것이다. 본 연구는 마케팅 관점에서 소비자가 품질을 통하여 지각하는 브랜드 진정성과 브랜드 이미지 간의 관계를 실증적으로 살펴봄으로써 유용한 이론적, 실무적 시사점들을 제안하고 있다.

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