Patwardhan, Hemant; Balasubramanian, Siva K. - In: Journal of Product & Brand Management 20 (2011) 4, pp. 297-308
Purpose – This research aims to explain consumer attraction to brands when stimulation needs are paramount using the perspective of the Self‐Expansion Model. In doing so, it seeks to identiy brand romance – a more proximal construct to brand loyalty and aims to offer a complementary...