RESEARCH ARTICLE


A Study on the Influence of the Information Characteristics of Airline Social Media on e-WOM, Brand Equity and Trust



Eun-Ju Seo1, Jin-Woo Park2, *
1 International Airport Service Incheon, Asiana Airlines, Incheon-City 400-340, South Korea
2 School of Business, Korea Aerospace University, 76 Hanggongdaehak-ro, Deokyang-gu, South Korea


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© 2018 Seo and Park.

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* Address Correspondence to this author at the School of Business, Korea Aerospace University, 76 Hanggongdaehak-ro, Deokyang-gu, South Korea; Tel: +82-3000354; E-mail: jwpark@kau.ac.kr


Abstract

Background:

This study investigates the effect of three of the information characteristics of airline social media – information quantity, information credibility and information quality – on brand equity and trust through electronic Word-Of-Mouth (e-WOM).

Methods:

For the analysis, we surveyed 430 passengers who had used airline social media and analyzed the collected data using a structural equation.

Results:

The results of the analysis showed that while the information quantity and information quality of airline social media had a significant effect on e-WOM, information credibility did not have a significant effect. e-WOM had a significant effect on brand awareness and brand image. Brand image and e-WOM also had a significant effect on trust, but brand awareness did not have a statistically significant effect on trust.

Conclusion:

This study establishes a model for the information characteristics of social media and can be utilized as basic data to explain how airlines should manage and utilize social media information.

Keywords: Information Quantity, Information Credibility, Information Quality, e-WOM, Brand Equity, Brand Awareness, Brand Image, Trust.