designing a weighted model of pricing indicators of brand value in automotive industry

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 department of business management, islamic azad university , science and research branch, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Business Management, Science & Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim of providing a weight model for pricing indicators of brand value in the automotive industry of Iran. This research is applied in terms of purpose and exploratory-survey in terms of approach. The statistical population was a group of academic and executive experts who were fully acquainted with the issues of branding and brand valuation as well as the automotive industry of Iran. Based on this and using judgmental sampling method, 35 people were selected as included in the team of research experts. In the process of identifying brand value pricing indicators, the arm interview tool was used in the screening and classification stages of the indicators and closed questionnaires were used to achieve the weight model of brand value pricing indicators. In this research, in different phases, different methods and software were used. In the screening and classification of indicators, descriptive and inferential analysis methods such as mean, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, one-sample t-test and factor analysis were used to perform calculations, Excel and SPSS software. In the stage of achieving the weight model, the method of fuzzy hierarchical analysis process (FUZZY AHP) and SuperDecision software was used to perform its calculations. Finally, the results of the study led to the identification of 9 dimensions (distinction, credibility, awareness, belonging, trust, quality, loyalty, social responsibility and association) and 28 sub-indicators and their final weight was determined

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