MEASURING BRAND EQUITY OF UNIVERSITIES IN THE CENTRAL REGION

MEASURING BRAND EQUITY OF UNIVERSITIES IN THE CENTRAL REGION

HOANG ANH VIEN viendhcn@gmail.com Industrial University of Hochiminh City - Quang Ngai campus
Summary: 
The article measures brand equity of universities in the Central region basing on the perceptions of students. The research was conducted on a sample of 412 students. The findings showed that the brand asset scale consisted of eight components: brand awareness, lecturer quality, university reputation, loyalty, facilities, library services, language ability and career development. The result of brand loyalty has the strongest impact (β = 0.385) on the overall brand equity, followed by university reputation (β = 0.270) and lecturer quality (β = 0.242).
Keywords: 
Measurement
brand equity
university
Central region
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