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Does size matter? an examination of small and large web based brand communities
Giuseppe Cappiello,Daniele Scarpi +1 more
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In this article, the causal relationship between brand community identification, brand affect, community loyalty, brand loyalty, evangelism, and community evangelism is investigated in online brand communities for newly hybridized roses, and the analysis considers size as a moderator for the relationships between constructs, comparing small and large web-based brand communities.Abstract:
We investigate the causal relationship between brand community identification, brand affect, community loyalty, brand loyalty, brand evangelism, and community evangelism, developing a structural equation model set within the context of online brand communities for newly hybridized roses. The analysis considers size as a moderator for the relationships between constructs, comparing small and large web-based brand communities. Findings highlight that small communities operate differently from larger ones with regard to numerous aspects, and possess specific strengths and weaknesses. Members of small communities develop higher community loyalty; brand loyalty in small community stems more from community loyalty than from brand affect; small communities engage in word of mouth for the community more than in word of mouth for the brand. Managerial implications are addressed.read more
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