Key antecedents of brand equity in heritage brand extensionsthe moderating role of tourist heritage experience

  1. M. Belén Prados-Peña 1
  2. Salvador Del Barrio-García 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04njjy449

Revista:
European Research on Management and Business Economics

ISSN: 2444-8834

Año de publicación: 2021

Volumen: 27

Número: 3

Páginas: 62-71

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1016/J.IEDEEN.2021.100153 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: European Research on Management and Business Economics

Resumen

This study examines how the degree of fit between the brand extension and the parent brand, in the case of heritage sites, affects the extension’s brand equity-formation, considering the mediating role of brand atti- tude and brand credibility and the moderating role of the tourist’s level of experience of the parent heritage brand. An experimental design is applied, in which two different levels of fit between the parent heritage brand and the brand extension are controlled between subjects. Suggestions are provided for effective ways of enhancing heritage brand equity and therefore contributing to destination promotion and competitive- ness.

Información de financiación

This study was funded by Campus of International Excellence BioTic Granada (grant number 20F12/43), and Spanish National Research Program (R+D+i Research Project ECO2017?88458-R). The authors wish to thank their colleagues from the University of Granada, Jos? A. Ib??ez, Juan S?nchez, Francisco Mu?oz, Juan Miguel Rey, Francisco Montoro and Marisa Viedma, for their invaluable contribution toward developing the concept for this project and creating the graphic materials used in the experiment.

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