POTENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITY BRANDING EFFOTS WITH PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS: A STUDY IN SRI LANKA
Branding is a key factor that is receiving attention by the private universities in marketing their educational products. It is evident that the perceptions and attitudes of the prospective students could play a vital role in attracting them by these institutions.This study focuses on the prospectiv...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universitaria Press Craiova
2016-11-01
|
| Series: | Management & Marketing |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.mnmk.ro/documents/2016_02/2.pdf |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850037032633499648 |
|---|---|
| author | Preethi PERERA Nalin ABEYSEKERA Dinesh SAMARASINGHE |
| author_facet | Preethi PERERA Nalin ABEYSEKERA Dinesh SAMARASINGHE |
| author_sort | Preethi PERERA |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Branding is a key factor that is receiving attention by the private universities in marketing their educational products. It is evident that the perceptions and attitudes of the prospective students could play a vital role in attracting them by these institutions.This study focuses on the prospective students of private universities in Sri Lanka, and it aims to conceptualize such branding efforts and students’ perceptions & attitudes regarding private universities, and to investigate if there could be any potential associations between them. Responses were gathered via an online survey questionnaire, and the results indicate that there are significant positive relationships between branding efforts and students’ attitudes; students’ perceptions and attitudes; and between branding effort and perceptions. Further, students’ perceptions showed a full mediating effect between branding efforts and students’ perceptions. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-5666331bffb04dc39a4e0b6192751fd7 |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 1841-2416 1841-2416 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2016-11-01 |
| publisher | Universitaria Press Craiova |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Management & Marketing |
| spelling | doaj-art-5666331bffb04dc39a4e0b6192751fd72025-08-20T02:56:59ZengUniversitaria Press CraiovaManagement & Marketing1841-24161841-24162016-11-01XIV2164179POTENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITY BRANDING EFFOTS WITH PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS: A STUDY IN SRI LANKAPreethi PERERANalin ABEYSEKERADinesh SAMARASINGHEBranding is a key factor that is receiving attention by the private universities in marketing their educational products. It is evident that the perceptions and attitudes of the prospective students could play a vital role in attracting them by these institutions.This study focuses on the prospective students of private universities in Sri Lanka, and it aims to conceptualize such branding efforts and students’ perceptions & attitudes regarding private universities, and to investigate if there could be any potential associations between them. Responses were gathered via an online survey questionnaire, and the results indicate that there are significant positive relationships between branding efforts and students’ attitudes; students’ perceptions and attitudes; and between branding effort and perceptions. Further, students’ perceptions showed a full mediating effect between branding efforts and students’ perceptions.http://www.mnmk.ro/documents/2016_02/2.pdfMarketingbrandingperceptionattitudesselection intentionmediating relationship |
| spellingShingle | Preethi PERERA Nalin ABEYSEKERA Dinesh SAMARASINGHE POTENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITY BRANDING EFFOTS WITH PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS: A STUDY IN SRI LANKA Management & Marketing Marketing branding perception attitudes selection intention mediating relationship |
| title | POTENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITY BRANDING EFFOTS WITH PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS: A STUDY IN SRI LANKA |
| title_full | POTENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITY BRANDING EFFOTS WITH PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS: A STUDY IN SRI LANKA |
| title_fullStr | POTENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITY BRANDING EFFOTS WITH PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS: A STUDY IN SRI LANKA |
| title_full_unstemmed | POTENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITY BRANDING EFFOTS WITH PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS: A STUDY IN SRI LANKA |
| title_short | POTENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITY BRANDING EFFOTS WITH PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS: A STUDY IN SRI LANKA |
| title_sort | potential association of private university branding effots with perceptions and attitudes of prospective students a study in sri lanka |
| topic | Marketing branding perception attitudes selection intention mediating relationship |
| url | http://www.mnmk.ro/documents/2016_02/2.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT preethiperera potentialassociationofprivateuniversitybrandingeffotswithperceptionsandattitudesofprospectivestudentsastudyinsrilanka AT nalinabeysekera potentialassociationofprivateuniversitybrandingeffotswithperceptionsandattitudesofprospectivestudentsastudyinsrilanka AT dineshsamarasinghe potentialassociationofprivateuniversitybrandingeffotswithperceptionsandattitudesofprospectivestudentsastudyinsrilanka |