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A Contribution of Uses and Gratification Theory towards the Brand Equity of Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs)

dc.contributor.authorIntan Fatimah Anwaren_US
dc.contributor.authorSiti Nurulhuda Nordinen_US
dc.contributor.authorNorasikin Salikinen_US
dc.contributor.authorMahdhir Abdullahen_US
dc.contributor.authorYuslina Yusoffen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-30T07:24:35Z
dc.date.available2024-05-30T07:24:35Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptione-Proceedings of The 10th Islamic Banking, Accounting and Finance International Conference 2022 (iBAF2022): “Future-Proofing for Business Excellence Through Islamic Banking, Accounting and Finance”/ Editors: Norhaziah Nawai, Khairil Faizal Khairi, Suhaila Abdul Hamid, Muhamad Azrin Nazri, Nur Ainna Ramli, Sumaiyah Abd Aziz, Mohd Adha Ibrahim, Syadiyah Abdul Shukor. 13th-14th September 2022 (Virtual Conference) Organized by: Faculty of Economics and Muamalat, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysiaen_US
dc.description.abstractA university's brand equity is a key driver in communicating its values to prospective students. Meanwhile social media usage facilitated those prospective to gather information relevant to higher education institutions. A dynamic model focusing on customer-based brand equity often lack empirical support in higher education sectors, particularly in Malaysia. This study explores the role of social media usage as a factor to brand equity. It is believed that contribution of this social media uses, and gratification theory will help Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) to better understand how the satisfaction of social media usage would increase its brand equity. Hence, this study aims to examine the relationship between social media usage and brand equity. This paper reviews literature related to social media usage towards brand equity in PHEIs with theoretically integrate the theory of uses and gratification. Drawing from the theory of uses and gratification the purpose of this study is to examine how social media usage influences brand equity. The quantitative findings from 180 undergraduates indicated social media usage influences the brand equity of higher education institutions. The results from structural equation modeling provided insight into how relationship developing, information sharing, self-presenting, entertaining of social media usage influences brand equityen_US
dc.identifier.citationNawai, N., Khairi, K. F., Abdul Hamid, S., Nazri, M. A., Ramli, N. A., Abd Aziz, S., Ibrahim, M. A., & Abdul Shukor, S. (Eds.). (2022). e-Proceedings of The 10th Islamic Banking, Accounting and Finance International Conference 2022 (iBAF2022) : “Future-Proofing for Business Excellence Through Islamic Banking, Accounting and Finance.” Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia. https://fem.usim.edu.my/ibaf2022-proceeding/en_US
dc.identifier.epage164
dc.identifier.issneISSN 2948-460X
dc.identifier.spage156
dc.identifier.urihttps://fem.usim.edu.my/ibaf2022-proceeding/
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/17516
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherFakulti Ekonomi dan Muamalat, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysiaen_US
dc.relation.conferencee-Proceedings of The 10th Islamic Banking, Accounting and Finance International Conference 2022 (iBAF2022)en_US
dc.subjectSocial media usaage; brand equaity; Uses and Gratification Theory; PHEIsen_US
dc.titleA Contribution of Uses and Gratification Theory towards the Brand Equity of Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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