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Context effects in the evaluation of business-to-business brand alliances

Context effects in the evaluation of business-to-business brand alliances
Context effects in the evaluation of business-to-business brand alliances
Brand alliances in the business-to-business domain are becoming increasingly popular. This study investigates the impact of context-related effects on the formation of evaluation perceptions in B2B brand alliances. Assimilation and contrast effects represent the conceptual framework. Employing an experimental design we test the influence of two contextual factors on a range of product attributes: quality perceptions of the known brand ally (valence), and amount of information provided for the brand alliance. Using data collected from a cross section sample of large B2B UK companies we report assimilation effects across different product attributes of the alliance. Positive valence of the known brand ally results in higher evaluations of the brand alliance. In terms of provision of information, we find that, (a) unlike consumer markets, in the B2B domain higher evaluations are the result of detailed information, and (b) the impact of detailed information is significant only for tangible product attributes. Further, we find that valence of the known brand ally and amount of information provided are independent factors. The results add significantly to the knowledge on context effects in B2B brand alliances and lead to a number of managerial recommendations on partner selection and marketing communication of new brand alliances.
0019-8501
322-334
Kalafatis, Stavros P.
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Riley, Debra
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Singh, Jaywant
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Kalafatis, Stavros P.
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Riley, Debra
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Singh, Jaywant
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Kalafatis, Stavros P., Riley, Debra and Singh, Jaywant (2014) Context effects in the evaluation of business-to-business brand alliances. Industrial Marketing Management, 43 (2), 322-334. (doi:10.1016/j.indmarman.2013.09.002).

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Abstract

Brand alliances in the business-to-business domain are becoming increasingly popular. This study investigates the impact of context-related effects on the formation of evaluation perceptions in B2B brand alliances. Assimilation and contrast effects represent the conceptual framework. Employing an experimental design we test the influence of two contextual factors on a range of product attributes: quality perceptions of the known brand ally (valence), and amount of information provided for the brand alliance. Using data collected from a cross section sample of large B2B UK companies we report assimilation effects across different product attributes of the alliance. Positive valence of the known brand ally results in higher evaluations of the brand alliance. In terms of provision of information, we find that, (a) unlike consumer markets, in the B2B domain higher evaluations are the result of detailed information, and (b) the impact of detailed information is significant only for tangible product attributes. Further, we find that valence of the known brand ally and amount of information provided are independent factors. The results add significantly to the knowledge on context effects in B2B brand alliances and lead to a number of managerial recommendations on partner selection and marketing communication of new brand alliances.

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Accepted/In Press date: 9 September 2013
e-pub ahead of print date: 6 October 2013
Published date: February 2014

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Local EPrints ID: 435961
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/435961
ISSN: 0019-8501
PURE UUID: 7e2bc0cf-ee99-48ea-a78c-51be19522f7f
ORCID for Jaywant Singh: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0766-0162

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Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:59

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Author: Stavros P. Kalafatis
Author: Debra Riley
Author: Jaywant Singh ORCID iD

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