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In good and bad times: the interpersonal nature of brand love in service relationships

Sylvia J. Long-Tolbert, +1 more
- 07 Sep 2012 - 
- Vol. 26, Iss: 6, pp 391-402
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In this paper, the authors investigate several interpersonal antecedents of brand love in a services setting and examine the differential influence of the valence of the service delivery process and the way that brand love develops under qualitatively varied conditions.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address two important gaps in the brand love and consumer‐brand relationships literatures. First, this study aims to investigate several interpersonal antecedents of brand love in a services setting. Second, this study also aims to examine the differential influence of the valence of the service delivery process and the way that brand love develops under qualitatively varied conditions.Design/methodology/approach – A between‐subjects experiment that varied the valence of the service delivery process (positive/negative) in a relational context was designed to examine the influence of interpersonal antecedents across service delivery levels on brand love.Findings – This study provides empirical support for the importance of interpersonal antecedents in driving brand love in service relationships. The results also reveal an asymmetrical pattern of effects between study variables across service delivery levels.Research limitations/implications – These findings can hel...

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