Failure of Value Co-creation; Co-destruction of Brand Value in Social Media
Objective With the increase in the use of social media platforms by customers to buy products and services of brands, the importance of interactions between companies and customers to improve the value of brands has increased. Therefore, brand managers have changed their interactions with customers...
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| Language: | fas |
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University of Tehran
2024-06-01
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| Series: | مدیریت بازرگانی |
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| Online Access: | https://jibm.ut.ac.ir/article_97957_9aa4d8d90bf79e0b2bcffb2b6b0e8ed5.pdf |
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| Summary: | Objective
With the increase in the use of social media platforms by customers to buy products and services of brands, the importance of interactions between companies and customers to improve the value of brands has increased. Therefore, brand managers have changed their interactions with customers from transaction-based cooperation to relationship-based cooperation. They have realized that just as customers can co-create brand value during design, production, and marketing, conversely, they can destroy the value of brands if their interests are neglected, and their well-being is compromised. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent this phenomenon by knowing the driving forces in the co-destruction of brand value. The present study aims to identify the most effective factors contributing to the co-destruction of brand value in social media.
Methodology
The current research is applied in terms of its purpose. It employs a mixed-method approach, combining qualitative and quantitative methods to achieve its objectives. This study utilizes a systematic review methodology of scientific literature to examine all facets of the phenomenon under investigation. The results of the search across various databases revealed 43 studies, of which only 26 were deemed most pertinent to the research's objectives. Consequently, these 26 studies were selected for detailed analysis. In the next step, to determine the structural relationships between the obtained categories and to specify the hierarchy of their influence on each other, the Dematel-Interpretive Structural Modeling method was used.
Findings
The systematic review findings unveiled 113 initial codes representing crucial influential components, which were synthesized into 29 concepts and further condensed into 8 overarching categories. These categories encompassed: conflict in brand value co-creation management, resistance to change, consumer exploitation, brand service shortcomings, inadequate customer relationship management, negative interactions, ineffective resource integration, and brand value co-creation myopia. The application of the Dematel-ISM technique revealed that "poor customer relationship management" emerged as the most influential variable, while "negative interactions" was identified as the most affected variable. Additionally, "conflict in co-creating brand value management" stood out as the most relevant variable among others in the analysis.
Conclusion
The findings indicate that the co-destruction of brand value arises from the reciprocal and concurrent negative participation of both customers and companies. In such a way that if during the process of value formation, one of the parties refuses to share resources or abuses them, it increases the possibility of hatred, rejection, and ultimately the destruction of the brand. Therefore, managers should be aware that wrong decisions about explaining brand strategies can have destructive consequences. Also, they should not forget the cooperative role of customers in the co-destruction of brand value. They need to have a fitting response to address the unreasonable expectations and selfish behaviors of some customers in using brand services. Therefore, this study has been able to inform companies about the occurrence of this destructive phenomenon by identifying the most important effective factors in co-destruction of brand value. |
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| ISSN: | 2008-5907 2423-5091 |