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Band community commitment
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Business, Economics and Law.
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Business, Economics and Law.
2016 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Band community commitment (English)
Abstract [sv]

Användandet av sociala medier ökar kontinuerligt vilket har lett till att allt fler företag väljer att marknadsföra sig på sociala nätverk för att lättare nå ut till konsumenter. Trots att allt fler företag väljer att etablera sig på sociala medier saknas kännedom om vad som krävs av företag för att få konsumenter att engagera sig i deras sociala mediekanaler. Studiens syfte var att studera variationer i commitment till företags brand communities. Utgångspunkten har varit att undersöka hur relationsbyggande faktorer som förtroende, kvalitet, gemensamma värderingar, kommunikation och relationsfördelar kan leda till konsumenters commitment till företag på sociala medier. För att besvara studiens frågeställning har en kvantitativ studie med en deduktiv ansats genomförts. Data har samlats in genom en enkät som delats ut på Facebook och urvalet har därmed bestått av de personer som valt att besvara enkäten. Data har analyserats genom en korrelationsanalys samt en regressionsanalys för att studera som det finns något positivt samband mellan de olika variablerna och de tre commitment typerna: affektiv commitment, kalkylativ commitment och normativ commitment. Resultatet indikerade på att det finns ett positivt samband mellan relationsfördelar och gemensamma värderingar med affektiv commitment samt ett positivt samband mellan relationsfördelar och normativ commitment. Vidare indikerade resultatet på att inga av det angivna faktorerna beträffande kalkylativ commitment skulle leda till att konsumenter väljer att följa företag på sociala medier. Slutligen tyder studien på att alla faktorer behövs för att konsumenter ska bli affektivt committed och normativt committed till företag på sociala medier.

Abstract [en]

The usage of social media is continually increasing which has lead to more and more companies choosing to market themselves on social networks to reach the consumers. Despite the fact that more companies choose to establish themselves on social media the knowledge about what is required of companies to get consumers to engage in their social media channels is missing. The study's purpose was to study the variations in commitment to corporate brand communities. The study’s point of departure has been to investigate how relationship building factors like, trust, quality, shared values, communication and relationship benefits can lead to consumer commitment towards the company on social media. To answer the study’s question a quantitative study with a deductive approach has been carried out. Data has been collected through a survey that was handed out on Facebook; the sample thus consisted of the people who choose to answer the survey. The data has been analyzed by a correlation analysis and a regression analysis to see if there is a positive relationship between the different variables and the three types of commitment: affective commitment, calculative commitment and normative commitment. The result indicates that there is a positive correlation between relationship benefits and shared values with affective commitment and a positive correlation between relationship benefits and normative commitment. Furthermore, the result indicate that none of the chosen factors concerning calculative commitment would led consumers to follow a company on social media. Finally, the study indicates that all of the elements is needed to make the consumer affective committed and normative committed towards the company on social media

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2016. , p. 41
Keywords [en]
social media, brand community, affective commitment, calculative commitment, normative commitment, trust, quality, shared values, communication, relationship benefits
Keywords [sv]
social media, brand community, affektiv commitment, kalkylativ commitment, normativ commitment, förtroende, kvalitet, gemensamma värderingar, kommunikation, relationsfördelar
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-28986OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-28986DiVA, id: diva2:981323
Subject / course
Business Administration FE1
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Available from: 2016-09-29 Created: 2016-09-29 Last updated: 2016-09-29Bibliographically approved

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