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Korea Society of IT Services (한국IT서비스학회)
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Social Capital, Knowledge Quality, and Online Brand Community Success

사회적 자본, 지식 품질 그리고 온라인 브랜드 커뮤니티의 성공

  • Received : 2014.04.02
  • Accepted : 2014.09.12
  • Published : 2014.09.30
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Abstract

Online brand communities have become a major component of marketing strategy given that these communities encourage participation and share the culture of Web 2.0 core concepts to Internet users. This study investigated the effects of social capital and knowledge quality on the success of online brand communities. A research model suggests that trust among members and the identification derived from social capital theory and knowledge quality influence individual community participation; knowledge quality also influences brand trust. In turn, community participation and brand trust develop brand loyalty. The model was empirically analyzed using structural equation modeling with data from online brand community members in Korea. The results indicate that identification and knowledge quality significantly affects brand trust and brand loyalty through community participation. This study provides a basis for developing a success model for online brand communities. Also, this study identifies a new role of knowledge quality in an online brand community context.

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