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dc.contributor.authorXu, Haiyue
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-04T15:21:20Z
dc.date.available2015-06-04T15:21:20Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/6730
dc.description.abstractBrand harm crisis often result in negative consumer responses. This thesis addresses the buffering and amplifying theoretical perspectives of brand equity effects. We theorize that brand equity may interplay with the nature of brand-harm crisis in shaping consumer reactions. Results from focus group studies provide interesting insights into the amplifying and buffering effects. Moreover, research findings from two experiment studies show that brand equity amplifies consumer negative responses in a performance-related crisis but only when the crisis is extremely severe. When the crisis becomes less severe, the amplifying effect diminishes from outset. However, in a value-related crisis, the amplifying effect of brand equity is pervasive regardless of the level of crisis severity. The current thesis adds to the extant literature by demonstrating that brand equity can have very complex effects on consumer responses, which are contingent on the severity and domain of a crisis. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectbrand crisisen_US
dc.subjectbrand equityen_US
dc.subjectbuffering and amplifying effectsen_US
dc.subjectcrisis severityen_US
dc.subjectcrisis typeen_US
dc.titleIs Brand Equity an Asset or a Liability in Brand Harm Crisis? Buffering and Amplifying Effects and Contingent Conditionsen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.Sc. Managementen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFaculty of Business Programsen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Businessen_US


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