• DocumentCode
    3514849
  • Title

    Reference Group Influence on Desired Self-Brand Congruency in Mobile Phone Purchasing Behaviors: An Empirical Study in China

  • Author

    He Jia ; Wang, Yonggui ; Liu, Jiayuan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Marketing, Nanjing Univ., Nanjing
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2007
  • Firstpage
    6485
  • Lastpage
    6488
  • Abstract
    Using structural equation modeling, this study explores the internal mechanism of how reference group exerts its influence on desired self-brand congruency, contributing to the knowledge of how to make more effective symbolic appeals employed by marketing communications in the mobile phone market.
  • Keywords
    consumer behaviour; mobile handsets; purchasing; marketing communications; mobile phone market; mobile phone purchasing behaviors; reference group influence; self-brand congruency; structural equation modeling; Advertising; Decision making; Equations; Finance; Helium; Manufacturing; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Psychology; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, 2007. WiCom 2007. International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1311-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WICOM.2007.1591
  • Filename
    4341366