Brand equity, satisfaction and switching costs: An examination of effects in the B2B setting
2013 (English)In: Book of Abstracts from the 8th Global Brand Conference of Brand, Identity and Corporate Reputation SIG, Academy of Marketing, 2013Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of satisfaction and switching costs on the development of brand equity in the B2B setting. The study considers the hierarchical effects between brand awareness, brand associations, perceived quality, and brand loyalty. Furthermore, the conceptual model examines the direct effect of switching costs on satisfaction. The structural equation modeling was used to analyze 632 responses from the CEOs and CFOs of organizations buying auditing and business consultancy services from one of the Big Four auditing companies. The findings demonstrate the significant impact of satisfaction and switching costs on B2B brand equity.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2013.
Keywords [en]
brand equity, satisfaction, switching costs, business-to-business, professional services
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Business Studies
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-68499OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-68499DiVA, id: diva2:617149
Conference
8th Global Brand Conference of Brand, Identity and Corporate Reputation SIG, Academy of Marketing,Catholic University of Portugal, Porto, Portugal, April 3-5
2013-04-222013-04-222018-06-08Bibliographically approved