Employees Brand Citizenship Behaviour: Front-Liner Versus Backstage Employees’ Perspective
Brand citizenship behaviour is a relatively new construct developed in brand literature specifically in internal branding. The main assumption is that employees’ readiness and willingness to engage in brand-consistent behaviour could contribute to overall brand success. With a limited understanding...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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UUM Press
2015-05-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Management Studies |
| Online Access: | https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=eeaa0e58-bdba-463b-bdad-12f8e09f19ad |
| Summary: | Brand citizenship behaviour is a relatively new construct developed in brand literature specifically in internal branding. The main assumption is that employees’ readiness and willingness to engage in brand-consistent behaviour could contribute to overall brand success. With a limited understanding of what constitutes brand-consistent behaviour, this study attempts to identify possible brand-consistent behaviour among hotel employees and compare both front-liner and backstage employees by extending the concept of organizational citizenship behaviour. Using 286 respondents from three- to five-star hotels, this study suggests a few theoretical and practical implications for the betterment of an organization’s sustainable brand competitive advantage. Keywords: Brand citizenship behaviour, brand-consistent behaviour, internal branding, brand management. |
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| ISSN: | 2232-1608 2180-2467 |