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Relationship Dissolution of On-line Brand Community Users

온라인 브랜드 커뮤니티에서의 관계단절행동

  • Received : 2010.10.12
  • Accepted : 2010.12.16
  • Published : 2010.12.28
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Abstract

Most of studies concerned with on-line Brand community show that it makes users to increase their brand loyalty and brand attachment. But it wouldn't be explained that on-line brand community could be the field of consumer's public complaining in service failure. So, this study tried to focus the dimensions of negative emotions and customer characteristics that may cause relationship dissolutions in on-line brand community. The findings of the present study following as, high relationship quality of on-line brand community user directly effects negative emotions, especially, disappointment and betrayal. second, disappointment and betrayal influences the desire of revenge. Third, customer's negative reactions (for example, negative replies about the brand or public complaining in community) are mediated by customer's desire of revenge. The analysis was held with brand community customers who has been experienced service recently by using SPSS14K and Smart PLS 2.0. The study verified the structural equation model hypothesizing the between emotional factors and negative reactions. In conclusion, this article provides implications into understanding of customer's negative emotions and user's characteristics that cause negative reactions in on-line brand community. thus, this may allow marketers to have managerial insights on handling of on-line brand community independently operated by consumers.

최근 브랜드 커뮤니티를 통하여 브랜드에 관한 정보를 능동적으로 공유하고, 기업의 생산이나 여타 마케팅활동에 직, 간접적으로 영향을 미치는 고객들이 많아지고 있다. 본 연구는 온라인 브랜드 커뮤니티 안에서의 커뮤니티 이용자들의 특성을 분석하여 서비스 실패 시에 나타날 수 있는 부정적 감정과 행동적 반응과의 관계에 관하여 연구하였다. 연구 결과 부정적 감정 중 보복감은 실망감과 배반감의 선행 감정이 일어나고서야 나타나는 감정으로 나타났다. 부정적 감정에서 보복감은 부정적인 구전과 단체불평행동에 각 각 영향을 미쳤으나, 실망감은 부정적인 구전 행동에만 영향을 주었으며 배반감은 행동적인 반응 어디에도 유의한 영향을 미치지 못하였다. 이는 배반감의 단일한 감정만으로는 행동적인 반응을 보이지 않는다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구는 소비자 자발형 브랜드 커뮤니티이용자들에는 브랜드를 선호하는 감정을 가진 소비자들 외에도 브랜드에 대한 정보 탐색을 목적으로 방문하는 고객들도 많은 비중을 차지하고 있는데, 커뮤니티 내에서 브랜드에 대한 부정적인 분위기는 잠재고객들에게도 영향을 미칠 수 있으므로 기존 커뮤니티 구성원들의 태도와 행동 간의 연구는 학문적으로 실무적으로 모든 면에서 의미가 있다고 할 수 있다.

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