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We examined how different types of brand personality play a role to develop a specific consumers’ expectation toward a brand, and how this expectation works in various ways in different types of brand transgressions. Based on expectancy violation theory and brand transgression research, a 2 (brand personality types: sincerity vs. competence) × 2 (brand transgression types: morality-related vs. competence-related transgression) factorial design was employed. Corporate evaluations and purchase intention toward the brand were considered as dependent variables. We found that a brand having a sincerity personality is more vulnerable to a morality-related transgression. However, there is no difference in consumers’ responses by transgression type for a brand with a competence personality. We identified that brand personality types and transgression types can be critical factors to influence consumers’ responses in times of crisis. Theoretical and empirical implications are discussed.
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1. Introduction
2. Conceptual Background
2.1. The Role of Brand Personality on Expectations Toward a Brand
2.2. Expectancy Violation Theory: The Role of Brand Personality in Brand Transgression
2.3. The Types of Brand Transgression: Competence vs. Morality
3. Methods
3.1. Stimulus Development
3.2. Samples and Procedures
3.3. Measures
4. Results
4.1. Manipulation and Assumption Check
4.2. Hypothesis Testing
5. Discussion
6. Conclusion
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