This study examines preceding factors of user innovation behavior using a case of smartphone applications toexamineindirect and direct effects of consumer attitude on user innovation. Specifically, this study focuses ontwo aspects of the user innovation evaluation:quality and quantity. Quality...

The present study aims to meet the need for a refinement of the consumer-based brand equity scale and to address the limitations of the previous research on the subject. Based on previous measurements of brand equity, CBBE is conceptualized in this study as a four-dimensional model consisting of...

Social network brand sites are increasingly attracting the attention of scientists and managers intrigued by their potential application for brand value creation. The aim of this research is to fill the gap in understanding how users choose among social networking sites as an act of brand...

Word of mouth (WOM) information have become an integral part of consumer decision-making and have revitalized investigations of a social phenomenon to serve marketing objectives. This study addresses the fast-growing yet diverse WOM literature with its heterogeneous background. An objectified...

Purpose: The present paper investigates the effect of the navigation design (static or dynamic) in e-commerce. Specifically, a comparison is made of consumers from two cultures: the Dutch and the Greek. Methods: A total of 221 Dutch and Greek subjects participated in an experimental survey,...

Global agierende Publikumsgesellschaften werden zunehmend mit dem spezifischen Verhalten einer kulturell diversen Investorenöffentlichkeit konfrontiert. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden in vorliegender Publikation entsprechende Hypothesen in Bezug auf ausgewählte kulturell bedingte Probleme an...

In Hungary, a growing number of consumers have recently recognized the importance of healthy eating habits in disease prevention. As health is one of the most important terminal values of Hungarian consumers, functional foods are likely to have a bright future and their market is expected to...

Die wachsende Verbreitung und Nutzung des Smartphones erhöht die Relevanz von mobilen Inhalten für Konsumenten und Unternehmen. Innerhalb der Markenkommunikation bietet das mobile Medium die Möglichkeit, den Kunden direkt, personalisiert, überall und zu jederzeit mit der jeweiligen Botschaft...