{"title":"Explaining the role of customer knowledge in gaining satisfaction and brand equity from the customer's viewpoint","authors":"A. Navehebrahim, F. Yousefi","doi":"10.1504/ijkms.2019.10024995","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The present study explores the role of dimensions of customer knowledge (for, about, and from customer) in gaining satisfaction and brand equity from his/her viewpoint. This study is applicable from objective aspect and descriptive-field from methodological aspect. The statistical population included 400 university students (Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Shahid Beheshti University, Kharazmi University). Researcher self-made questionnaire (its face validity was confirmed by the professors and experts and its construct validity was confirmed via factor analysis) was employed for data collection. The collected data was analysed by means of Amos and SPSS software and the results of structural equations confirm the research hypotheses regarding direct correlation among dimensions of customer knowledge, satisfaction and brand equity from the customer's viewpoint.","PeriodicalId":39285,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2019-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijkms.2019.10024995","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MANAGEMENT","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The present study explores the role of dimensions of customer knowledge (for, about, and from customer) in gaining satisfaction and brand equity from his/her viewpoint. This study is applicable from objective aspect and descriptive-field from methodological aspect. The statistical population included 400 university students (Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Shahid Beheshti University, Kharazmi University). Researcher self-made questionnaire (its face validity was confirmed by the professors and experts and its construct validity was confirmed via factor analysis) was employed for data collection. The collected data was analysed by means of Amos and SPSS software and the results of structural equations confirm the research hypotheses regarding direct correlation among dimensions of customer knowledge, satisfaction and brand equity from the customer's viewpoint.
期刊介绍:
“Knowledge as a key resource will contribute to improved organisational performance if it is properly leveraged and harnessed." IJKMS is a refereed and authoritative source of information in the field of knowledge management and related aspects. Topics covered include: -Knowledge creation, acquisition, codification, classification, organisation -Knowledge sharing, transfer, application, protection, retention -KM design and development -KM management and implementation -Measurement of knowledge management performance and benefits -Techniques and methods for managing knowledge -Technological tools for knowledge management, e.g. -knowledge bases, collaborative tools -expert/intelligent systems, knowledge mining/extraction -content/document management -portals, search and retrieval -e-learning, virtual reality, business intelligence, etc. -Human, organisational, strategic, behavioural, socio-cultural aspects -Public policy, economics, education policy, intellectual capital, ethics -Other related aspects of KM