Abstract:Based on the findings of trigger events research, prospect theory and emotional attachment theory, this article identifies three attributes of consumers' perception of brand acquisition (i.e. the type of acquisition, perceived fit and separation emotion) and applies an experiment to examine their effects on the brand acquisition. The result suggests that all of the three attributes impact the brand equity significantly and the brand equity declined when the participants perceived the brand acquisition. Specifi… Show more
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