Saudi Journal of Business and Management Studies (SJBMS)
Volume-3 | Issue-05 | 546-552
Original Research Article
How Do Brand Community Integration and UTAUT2 Influence On-line Brand Loyalty?
Chiun-Sin Lin, Hsin-Yi Lin
Published : May 30, 2018
Abstract
With drastic advances in information technology, many new social media
platforms have been created, such as Facebook and LINE. As firms search for
competitive advantages in using these platforms to consolidate old consumers and
attract new customers, this research examines two major characteristics of brand
community: Brand Community Integration & Consumer Acceptance and Use of
Information Technology. We observe how Brand Community Characteristics
influence Brand Loyalty and test the mediating effect of Brand Community Identity.
An empirical survey investigates the LINE community and shows that Brand
Community Characteristics and Brand Community Identity both significantly increase
Brand Loyalty and that Brand Community Identity has a mediating effect between
Brand Community Characteristics and Brand Loyalty. Results herein suggest that
enterprises should obtain members’ identity in the community first before building up
their Brand Loyalty.