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Investigating of Brand Equity on Hospital Image
Maryam Karbalaei, Aref Abdi, Reza Malmir, Hamed Dehghanan, Sahand Pirnejad and Shirin Jafari
Corresponding Author: Maryam Karbalaei
Submitted: January 22, 2013
Accepted: March 02, 2013
Published: November 10, 2013 |
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This study identifies five factors that influence the creation of brand equity through successful customer relationships: trust, customer satisfaction, relationship commitment, brand loyalty and brand awareness. An empirical test of the relationships among these factors suggests that hospitals can be successful in creating image and positive brand equity if they can manage their customer relationships well. The subjects were 318 customers of hospitals in Tehran area. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with Lisrel software was used for the data analysis. Results from the research hypothesis testing suggest the following information. First, the study found that trust, customer satisfaction and relationship commitment all had a positive influence on brand loyalty and brand awareness. And brand equity, trust, customer satisfaction and relationship commitment also had a significant positive influence on hospital image. All of hypothesis is supported.
Key words: Brand awareness, brand loyalty, trust, , , ,
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Maryam Karbalaei, Aref Abdi, Reza Malmir, Hamed Dehghanan, Sahand Pirnejad and Shirin Jafari, . Investigating of Brand Equity on Hospital Image. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, (20): 3888-3894.
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ISSN (Online): 2040-7467
ISSN (Print): 2040-7459 |
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