In this paper,the concept of perceived trust was adopted to investigate the relationship between brand crisis type and brand attitude; what's more,the paper considered the moderating effect of consistency of negat...In this paper,the concept of perceived trust was adopted to investigate the relationship between brand crisis type and brand attitude; what's more,the paper considered the moderating effect of consistency of negative word of mouth on the relationship between the aforementioned two. Empirical study results showed that compared with values-related brand crisis,performance-related brand crisis had a more significant effect on consumers' perceived competence-based trust and there were no significant differences in the negative effects of two types of brand crisises on consumers' perceived benevolence-based trust. In addition,consumers' perceived competence-based and benevolence-based trust had a positive effect on brand attitude and consistency of negative word of mouth played a moderating role in the relationship between brand crisis type and brand attitude.展开更多
文摘In this paper,the concept of perceived trust was adopted to investigate the relationship between brand crisis type and brand attitude; what's more,the paper considered the moderating effect of consistency of negative word of mouth on the relationship between the aforementioned two. Empirical study results showed that compared with values-related brand crisis,performance-related brand crisis had a more significant effect on consumers' perceived competence-based trust and there were no significant differences in the negative effects of two types of brand crisises on consumers' perceived benevolence-based trust. In addition,consumers' perceived competence-based and benevolence-based trust had a positive effect on brand attitude and consistency of negative word of mouth played a moderating role in the relationship between brand crisis type and brand attitude.