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Publication date: 14 November 2019

Elena Delgado-Ballester, Mariola Palazón and Jenny Peláez

The purpose of this paper is to deal with the role of the human metaphor (anthropomorphism) and consumers’ liking for the humanized version of the brand as antecedents of three…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to deal with the role of the human metaphor (anthropomorphism) and consumers’ liking for the humanized version of the brand as antecedents of three key components of brand love: self-brand integration, positive emotional connection and feelings of anticipated separation distress.

Design/methodology/approach

A sample of 399 consumers provided information about a brand from a stated list of 16 brands of clothing.

Findings

Both anthropomorphism and consumers’ liking for the humanized brand have positive effects on specific components of brand love. The results confirm that brand anthropomorphism is only desirable when the humanized version of the brand is attractive for consumers.

Research limitations/implications

A potential shortcoming is the qualitative technique employed to observe anthropomorphic thought. Collecting ratings of anthropomorphic and non-anthropomorphic traits could be viewed as a method more easily applied in market research surveys.

Practical implications

Managers have to control how consumers imagine the brand as a human entity because it affects brand love. For example, by tracking consumers’ opinions and traits of those people associated with the brand and brand user stereotypes can condition consumers’ imagination of the humanized brand.

Originality/value

Compared to the limited number of studies about the relationship between anthropomorphism and brand love, this study focuses on the effects of anthropomorphism as a process, and not as a personal trait, on brand love. It also relies on consumers’ imagination instead of brand personification strategies to stimulate anthropomorphism.

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European Journal of Management and Business Economics, vol. 29 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2444-8494

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Publication date: 4 April 2022

Pablo Farías, Miguel Reyes and Jenny Peláez

This study aims to assess how department store websites can add online retail brand equity. A quick, relatively easy and low-cost diagnostic tool for stakeholders (e.g. retailers…

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Purpose

This study aims to assess how department store websites can add online retail brand equity. A quick, relatively easy and low-cost diagnostic tool for stakeholders (e.g. retailers, investors) is presented.

Design/methodology/approach

A content analysis of department store websites in the USA and Latin America was conducted.

Findings

The findings show that Latin American and US department store websites exhibit acceptable use of online retail brand equity dimensions related to emotional connection and trust. In contrast, compared to their US counterparts, Latin American department store websites show weak usage on some of the dimensions of responsive service nature, online experience and fulfillment. The results also show that higher online retail brand equity is positively associated with average daily time on site. This indicates the usefulness of this index for developing effective websites to creating online retail brand equity.

Practical implications

This study suggests that Latin American department stores should improve three dimensions of online retail brand equity: responsive service nature, online experience and fulfillment. The online retail brand equity index presented can serve as a diagnostic tool for department store managers to monitor the online retail brand equity they are building on their websites. It is also possible to analyze the websites of competing department stores and monitor the long-term impact of modifications made to their websites and those of competitors.

Originality/value

This paper proposes an easy-to-apply index to assess online retail brand equity through website design partially. In addition, this research is the first to evaluate how Latin American department store websites, compared to those in the USA, are building online retail brand equity.

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Journal of Services Marketing, vol. 37 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0887-6045

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Publication date: 29 November 2024

Marit Christensen, Anne Iversen, Davide Giusino, Karoline Grødal, Siw Tone Innstrand, Josefina Peláez Zuberbühler, Mabel San Román-Niaves, Marisa Salanova, Ivana Šípová and Lilly Paulin Werk

This study aimed to explore senior managers’ mental models regarding perceptions of mental health and how these perceptions might inform intervention strategies.

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Purpose

This study aimed to explore senior managers’ mental models regarding perceptions of mental health and how these perceptions might inform intervention strategies.

Design/methodology/approach

The study is part of a broader European project aiming to design, develop, implement and validate assessment, intervention and evaluation toolkits to promote mental health in the workplace across Europe. Thirty-two semi-structured interviews were conducted among senior managers as part of a needs analysis in small-to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and public workplaces in four European countries (Italy, Spain, Czech Republic and Germany) in 2020 and 2021.

Findings

The results showed that the interviewed senior managers had two different mental models regarding their perception of mental health, which differed with respect to the conceptualization and thereby their perception of strategies for organizational interventions for improving mental health and well-being. The individual-centric mental model is focused on problem solving and treatment of mental illness at only the individual level. The holistic multilevel mental model is focused on mental illness as well as mental health and well-being at multiple levels of the organization through prevention and promotion strategies. The senior managers' mental models seem to inform their perceptions of suitable strategies for organizational interventions for improving mental health and well-being.

Originality/value

The study supports previous calls for more research on how senior managers’ perception of mental health inform their strategies when planning for organizational interventions.

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International Journal of Workplace Health Management, vol. 18 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1753-8351

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Purpose

This conceptual, multi-voiced paper aims to collectively explore and theorize family entrepreneuring, which is a research stream dedicated to investigating the emergence and becoming of entrepreneurial phenomena in business families and family firms.

Design/methodology/approach

Because of the novelty of this research stream, the authors asked 20 scholars in entrepreneurship and family business to reflect on topics, methods and issues that should be addressed to move this field forward.

Findings

Authors highlight key challenges and point to new research directions for understanding family entrepreneuring in relation to issues such as agency, processualism and context.

Originality/value

This study offers a compilation of multiple perspectives and leverage recent developments in the fields of entrepreneurship and family business to advance research on family entrepreneuring.

Details

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, vol. 30 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2554

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Publication date: 3 October 2023

Gayane Sedrakyan, Simone Borsci, Asad Abdi, Stéphanie M. van den Berg, Bernard P. Veldkamp and Jos van Hillegersberg

This research aims to explore digital feedback needs/preferences in online education during lockdown and the implications for post-pandemic education.

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Purpose

This research aims to explore digital feedback needs/preferences in online education during lockdown and the implications for post-pandemic education.

Design/methodology/approach

An empirical study approach was used to explore feedback needs and experiences from educational institutions in the Netherlands and Germany (N = 247) using a survey method.

Findings

The results showed that instruments supporting features for effortless interactivity are among the highly preferred options for giving/receiving feedback in online/hybrid classrooms, which are in addition also opted for post-pandemic education. The analysis also showed that, when communicating feedback digitally, more inclusive formats are preferred, e.g. informing learners about how they perform compared to peers. The increased need for comparative performance-oriented feedback, however, may affect students' goal orientations. In general, the results of this study suggest that while interactivity features of online instruments are key to ensuring social presence when using digital forms of feedback, balancing online with offline approaches should be recommended.

Originality/value

This research contributes to the gap in the scientific literature on feedback digitalization. Most of the existing research are in the domain of automated feedback generated by various learning environments, while literature on digital feedback in online classrooms, e.g. empirical studies on preferences for typology, formats and communication channels for digital feedback, to the best of the authors’ knowledge is largely lacking. The findings and recommendations of this study extend their relevance to post-pandemic education for which hybrid classroom is opted among the highly preferred formats by survey respondents.

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Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2397-7604

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