Investigation of social facilitation and self-defense motives on word-of-mouth behaviour.
This study examines the influence of social facilitation and self-defense motives on consumers’ word-of-mouth behaviours. The results reveal that the above motives can affect the valence of word-of-mouth presented. Social facilitation motive arises when consumers wish to foster positive relationship...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/8557 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Summary: | This study examines the influence of social facilitation and self-defense motives on consumers’ word-of-mouth behaviours. The results reveal that the above motives can affect the valence of word-of-mouth presented. Social facilitation motive arises when consumers wish to foster positive relationships with others. Self-defense motive may override social facilitation motive in the event that consumers wish to preserve their self-image. |
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