Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/246603 
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2018
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[Journal:] Future Business Journal [ISSN:] 2314-7210 [Volume:] 4 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Elsevier [Place:] Amsterdam [Year:] 2018 [Pages:] 233-245
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Elsevier, Amsterdam
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This research develops and examines a customer-based Airline brand equity (CBABE) model and examines the mediating effects of Airline brand reputation on the relationship among CBABE and Airline brand trust. By means of structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis, the four dimensions of CBABE- Airline flight service quality, Airline brand affect, Airline brand awareness and Airline brand associatio- are recognized to have positive effects on Airline brand reputation. Besides, it is established that Airline brand affect, customer self-congruence, Airline brand awareness and Airline brand reputation has a positive effect on Airline brand trust. The data collected was analysed using 7 - Likert scale instrument and this research provides insight into effective strategies that can be used to increase Airline brand trust and protect Airline brand reputation for an Airline. Based on the outcomes obtained from the relationship between CBABE, Airline brand reputation and Airline brand trust, the study confirms substantial difference among the groups deliberating to the customer purpose of air travel that is associated to CBABE dimensions. The findings provide enriched understanding of intricate psychological process involved in air travel customer selection criteria for an Airline or Airline industry.
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