Brand loyalty and electronic word-of-mouth antecedents: the moderating effects of experiences.

[EN] Purpose - This paper aims to analyse brand loyalty and electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) antecedents in restaurants: (i) utilitarian and hedonic benefits (ii) brand satisfaction and (iii) brand love. It also provides valuable knowledge through the comparison between positive and negative restaura...

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Autores: Aragonés Jericó, Cristina, Rodríguez Santos, María Carmen, Küster Boluda, Inés, Vila Lopez, Natalia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de León
Repositorio:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
OAI Identifier:oai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/22630
Acceso en línea:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/BFJ-10-2023-0877/full/html
https://hdl.handle.net/10612/22630
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Comercio
Economía
Marketing
Benefits
Brand satisfaction
Brand love
Brand loyalty
eWOM
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Sumario:[EN] Purpose - This paper aims to analyse brand loyalty and electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) antecedents in restaurants: (i) utilitarian and hedonic benefits (ii) brand satisfaction and (iii) brand love. It also provides valuable knowledge through the comparison between positive and negative restaurant experiences. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was carried out of restaurant satisfied and dissatisfied consumers. Structural equation modelling (SEM) and multi-group analysis were performed to examine the cause-and-effect relationship in both groups. Findings – The results show the relevance of benefits, brand satisfaction and brand love as causes for brand loyalty and e-WOM. Also, the relationships are significantly stronger for dissatisfied consumers than for satisfied ones. Originality/value - The outcome of the research provides new insights to develop a conceptual S-O-R model of consumers’ restaurant behavior by drawing comparisons across satisfied and dissatisfied ones.