ANTECEDENTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF ELECTRONIC BRAND ENGAGEMENT: CASE STUDY USERS OF DIGI-KALA APPLICATION MOBILE

Seyedeh Sedigheh Derakhshaniyan 1 ; Somayeh Shamsi Holasoo 2 ; S. Siamak Mousavi 3
1 PhD Student in Business Management, Islamic Azad University, Ajabshier branch, Iran.
2 PhD Student in Business Management, Islamic Azad University, Ajabshier branch, Iran.
3 PhD of Marketing and Tourism, Tier University, Germany.

Article Id - IJM_11_08_105, Pages : 1158-1169, Date of Publication : 05, September 2020

DOI: 10.34218/IJM.11.8.2020.105   11 Downloads   107 Views   Citation
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Abstract

The main purpose of this research is identifying predictors and outcomes of electronic brand engagement in users` mobile application. For this purpose structured questionnaire was developed to collect data and totally 334 questionnaires of DigiKala users' mobile commerce application were analyzed. The suggested research model was tested by structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings indicate that customer satisfaction and trust in with retailing stores have a positive influence on customer engagement with electronic brand in shopping via app. Moreover, the results show that customer brand engagement has a positive influence on the e-WOM and intention to the help other customers and retailer. Studying on the electronic brand engagement specially in the case of mobile applications is a novel topic and previous research on consumer behavior and digital marketing has not considered it in Iran. Another contribution of this study is examining the relationships between electronic brand engagement, its predictors and its consequences coincidently.

Keywords

Customer Engagement, Electronic Brand, Electronic Word- Of- Mouth, Customer Helping Behavior, Trust In E-retailer, Customer Satisfaction

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Seyedeh Sedigheh Derakhshaniyan, Somayeh Shamsi Holasoo and S. Siamak Mousavi, Antecedents and Consequences of Electronic Brand Engagement: Case Study users of Digi-Kala Application Mobile, International Journal of Management, 11(8), 2020, pp. 1158-1169. doi: 10.34218/IJM.11.8.2020.105

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The headings and subheadings, starting with "1. Introduction", appear in upper and lower case letters and should be set in bold and aligned flush left. All headings from the Introduction to Acknowledgements are numbered sequentially using 1, 2, 3, etc. Subheadings are numbered 1.1, 1.2, etc. If a subsection must be further divided, the numbers 1.1.1, 1.1.2, etc.

The font size for heading is 12 points bold face and subsections with 12 points and not bold. Do not underline any of the headings, or add dashes, colons, etc. (12)

III. INDENTATIONS AND EQUATIONS(12 BOLD)

The first paragraph under each heading or subheading should be flush left, and subsequent paragraphs should have a five-space indentation. A colon is inserted before an equation is presented, but there is no punctuation following the equation. All equations are numbered and referred to in the text solely by a number enclosed in a round bracket (i.e., (3) reads as "equation 3"). Ensure that any miscellaneous numbering system you use in your paper cannot be confused with a reference [4] or an equation (3) designation. (12)

IV. FIGURES AND TABLES(12 BOLD)

To ensure a high-quality product, diagrams and lettering MUST be either computerdrafted or drawn using India ink.

Figure captions appear below the figure, are flush left, and are in lower case letters.When referring to a figure in the body of the text, the abbreviation "Fig." is used. Figures should be numbered in the order they appear in the text.

Table captions appear centered above the table in upper and lower case letters. When referring to a table in the text, no abbreviation is used and "Table" is capitalized. (12). Figures and tables should be included in the running text itself

V. CONCLUSION (12 BOLD)

A conclusion section must be included and should indicate clearly the advantages, limitations, and possible applications of the paper. Although a conclusion may review the main points of the paper, do not replicate the abstract as the conclusion. A conclusion might elaborate on the importance of the work or suggest applications and extentions. (12)

VI. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS(12 Bold)

An acknowledgement section may be presented after the conclusion, if desired.( 12)

REFERENCES (12 BOLD)

This heading is not assigned a number.

A reference list MUST be included using the following information as a guide. Only cited text references are included. Each reference is referred to in the text by a number enclosed in a square bracket (i.e., [3]). References must be numbered and ordered according to where they are first mentioned in the paper, NOT alphabetically.

Examples follow:

ournal Papers:

[1] M Ozaki, Y. Adachi, Y. Iwahori, and N. Ishii, Application of fuzzy theory to writer recognition of Chinese characters, International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, 18(2), 1998, 112-116. (12)

Books:

[2] R.E. Moore, Interval analysis (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1966). (12) Note that the title of the book is in lower case letters and italicized. There is no comma following the title. Place of publication and publisher are given.

Chapters in Books:

[3] P.O. Bishop, Neurophysiology of binocular vision, in J.Houseman (Ed.), Handbook of physiology, 4 (New York: Springer-Verlag, 1970) 342-366. (12) Note that the place of publication, publisher, and year of publication are enclosed in brackets. Editor of book is listed before book title.

Theses:

[4] D.S. Chan, Theory and implementation of multidimensional discrete systems for signal processing, doctoral diss., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1978. (12)

Proceedings Papers:

[5] W.J. Book, Modelling design and control of flexible manipulator arms: A tutorial review, Proc. 29th IEEE Conf. on Decision and Control, San Francisco, CA, 1990, 500-506 (12)

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