Moderating effect of trust between perceived value and customer brand engagement in SNSs

The Internet has ushered a new age of social media marketing. Presently, many companies have formed a social media presence to promote their businesses online. As the mnnber of active users in Social Networking Sites (SNSs) continues to increase, many companies are making significant investment in S...

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Main Authors: Ho, Peng Han, Thoo, Ai Chin, Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar, Huam, Han Tat
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Language:English
Published: Medwell Joumals 2017
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/80465/1/HoPengHan2017_ModeratingEffectofTrustBetweenPerceivedValue.pdf
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author Ho, Peng Han
Thoo, Ai Chin
Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar
Huam, Han Tat
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description The Internet has ushered a new age of social media marketing. Presently, many companies have formed a social media presence to promote their businesses online. As the mnnber of active users in Social Networking Sites (SNSs) continues to increase, many companies are making significant investment in SNSs to create a mass of new fans and engage with them. The purpose of this research are two-fold to identify the relationship between perceived value and Customer Brand Engagement (eBE), to examine the role of trust as a moderator on the relationship between perceived value and CBB. A correlational research was conducted and online questionnaire was disseminated to 212 fans in company's brand page. Statistical methods encompassing reliability test and Structural Equation Modeliug (SEM) were adopted to analyze data collected. The result shows that there are significant relationships between perceived value and CBB. Fw1:hermore, the finding reveals that trust is fully moderating the nexus between perceived value and CBB. This study could offer a useful guidance for companies who have intention to create a presence in SNSs as well as for companies who have established their site in SNSs. Besides, the findings of this study can assist companies to formulate a better strategy for reinforcing their SNSs as well as acts as a springboard for future study in SNSs context.
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spelling utm.eprints-804652019-05-22T06:45:18Z http://eprints.utm.my/80465/ Moderating effect of trust between perceived value and customer brand engagement in SNSs Ho, Peng Han Thoo, Ai Chin Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar Huam, Han Tat HD28 Management. Industrial Management The Internet has ushered a new age of social media marketing. Presently, many companies have formed a social media presence to promote their businesses online. As the mnnber of active users in Social Networking Sites (SNSs) continues to increase, many companies are making significant investment in SNSs to create a mass of new fans and engage with them. The purpose of this research are two-fold to identify the relationship between perceived value and Customer Brand Engagement (eBE), to examine the role of trust as a moderator on the relationship between perceived value and CBB. A correlational research was conducted and online questionnaire was disseminated to 212 fans in company's brand page. Statistical methods encompassing reliability test and Structural Equation Modeliug (SEM) were adopted to analyze data collected. The result shows that there are significant relationships between perceived value and CBB. Fw1:hermore, the finding reveals that trust is fully moderating the nexus between perceived value and CBB. This study could offer a useful guidance for companies who have intention to create a presence in SNSs as well as for companies who have established their site in SNSs. Besides, the findings of this study can assist companies to formulate a better strategy for reinforcing their SNSs as well as acts as a springboard for future study in SNSs context. Medwell Joumals 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/80465/1/HoPengHan2017_ModeratingEffectofTrustBetweenPerceivedValue.pdf Ho, Peng Han and Thoo, Ai Chin and Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar and Huam, Han Tat (2017) Moderating effect of trust between perceived value and customer brand engagement in SNSs. The Social Sciences, 12 (5). pp. 794-802. ISSN 1818-5800 http://docsdrive.com/pdfs/medwelljournals/sscience/2017/794-802.pdf
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title_full Moderating effect of trust between perceived value and customer brand engagement in SNSs
title_fullStr Moderating effect of trust between perceived value and customer brand engagement in SNSs
title_full_unstemmed Moderating effect of trust between perceived value and customer brand engagement in SNSs
title_short Moderating effect of trust between perceived value and customer brand engagement in SNSs
title_sort moderating effect of trust between perceived value and customer brand engagement in snss
topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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