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- Publisher
- Springer Journals
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2014 by Academy of Marketing Science
- Subject
- Economics / Management Science; Business/Management Science, general; Marketing; Social Sciences, general
- ISSN
- 0092-0703
- eISSN
- 1552-7824
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11747-014-0376-7
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Abstract
Frontline service employees often vary in their delivery of the brand promise, leaving service firms with less direct control on other stakeholders’ brand perceptions. Internal branding efforts have been suggested as a way to improve employee performance. With this in mind, we develop a two-process model based on identification and internalization theories to explain how internally disseminating brand-relevant information to frontline employees enhances performance. Using multi-source data from the employees, managers, and customers of a business-to-business firm in the hospitality industry, we find that providing brand-specific information directly to frontline employees increases their identification with the brand (as evidenced in perceptions of firm authenticity) and enhances their internalization of brand values. Additional results suggest that firms should make an extra effort to communicate brand-specific information to frontline employees if they desire brand-consistent performance that is observable to managers and customers alike.
Journal
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science – Springer Journals
Published: Feb 16, 2014