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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 100, 2017
13th Global Congress on Manufacturing and Management (GCMM 2016)
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| Article Number | 05019 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Part 5: Management Engineering | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201710005019 | |
| Published online | 08 March 2017 | |
Exploring the Mediating Effect of E-social Capital Between Community Members Interaction and Consumer Engagement
Staff Development Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation, 7# Road Xinyuan, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
* Corresponding Email: 14877884@qq.com
This article explored the effect of instrumental interaction and relational interaction on consumer engagement (community engagement and brand engagement) among community members. The mediating effect of E-social capital was investigated as well. The research results showed that: both instrumental interaction and interpersonal interaction promote the formation of E-social capital (online trust and online reciprocity); online trust plays a partial mediating role between community interaction (instrumental interaction, relational interaction) and community engagement, but the influence of online reciprocity on community engagement is not significant; community engagement leads to brand engagement. The findings enrich the theories of brand community and consumer engagement and contribute to the virtual community management.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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