{"id":5882,"date":"2018-11-22T09:01:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T00:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/wias\/?p=5882"},"modified":"2018-11-23T09:20:20","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T00:20:20","slug":"__trashed-2-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/wias\/news-en\/2018\/11\/22\/5882\/","title":{"rendered":"Waseda Organizational and Financial Economics Seminar:  &#8220;Corporate Brand Personification of Korean Firms&#8221;  (December 10)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Waseda Organizational and Financial Economics Seminar:<br \/>\n&#8220;Corporate Brand Personification of Korean Firms&#8221; (December 10)<\/h4>\n<h5>\u8b1b\u6f14\u8005 \/ Speaker<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bne.cau.ac.kr\/faculty\/?listCategory=0\">Nam S. Lee<\/a> \uff08Assistant Professor, Chung Ang University\uff09<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><u>Fields of Research Interests<\/u><br \/>\nStrategic Management, International Business, New Venture Creation, Feasibility Study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>\u65e5\u3000\u6642 \/ Date &amp; Time<\/h5>\n<p>Monday, 10 December 2018, 13:00 \u2013 14:30<\/p>\n<h5>\u4f1a\u3000\u5834 \/ Venue<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/access\/waseda-campus\">Rm. #1111 on the 11th floor, Building #11, Waseda University<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>\u4e3b\u3000\u65e8 \/ Outline<\/h5>\n<p>&#8220;Corporate Brand Personification of Korean Firms&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the era of image-consuming, corporate brand image has been a powerful intangible asset that could be a source of competitive advantage.<br \/>\nThe aim of this study is to identify the brand personification image of 10 Korean corporate brands embedded in the consumers&#8217; perception through the personification technique treating a company as a person.<br \/>\nFor this purpose, a total of 1,000 survey respondents were collected as samples.<br \/>\nAs a result, the 10 firms have been classified according to different external and internal forms showing the distinctive perceived brand image of each brand.<br \/>\nThe external form includes characteristics such as, gender, face type, body type, age, occupation, personality, fashion, etc. whereas inner personality such as, favorability, the degree of risk-taking, capability, the degree of formality and masculinity.<br \/>\nFor example, &#8216;Samsung Electronics&#8217; is perceived as a 30-year-old man with a height of 175-179cm, a slim face shape and a standard body style.<br \/>\nConsumers see it as an office worker with a business casual attire.<br \/>\nOn the other hand, &#8216;LG Electronics&#8217; is perceived as an office worker with a height of 165-169cm, an egg-shaped face and a standard body shape wearing a casual suit.<br \/>\nThese results can be used as basic data for research on corporate personality in the future, and can be applied to develop a firm-level brand differentiation strategy in practice.<\/p>\n<h5>\u30d7\u30ed\u30b0\u30e9\u30e0 \/ Schedule<\/h5>\n<p>13:00\uff5e13:05 Opening Remarks \uff08MIYAJIMA,\u00a0Hideaki (Advisor, WIAS \/ Professor, Waseda University)\uff09<br \/>\n13:05\uff5e14:05 Presentation<br \/>\n14:05\uff5e14:25 Question-and-answer session<br \/>\n14:25\uff5e14:30 Concluding Remarks\uff08MIYAJIMA,\u00a0Hideaki \uff09<\/p>\n<h5>\u5bfe\u3000\u8c61 \/ Prospected Audience<\/h5>\n<p>Faculty and staff members of a university, grad students, undergraduates<\/p>\n<h5>\u4e3b\u3000\u50ac \/ Organizer<\/h5>\n<p>Research Institute of Business Administration, Waseda University<br \/>\nWaseda Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda University<\/p>\n<h5>\u7533\u8fbc\u307f \/ Registration<\/h5>\n<p>Free of charge. 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