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ISSN : 1229-8778
This study examines the relationships among different knowledge constructs including subjective knowledge, objective knowledge, and product experience. Specifically, this study explores how objective knowledge, product experience, self confidence, frame of reference, and product involvement are related to subjective knowledge across different product types (utilitarian and hedonic products) using structural equationanl modeling. Multi-group structural equation modeling shows that the effects of objective knowledge, frame of reference and product involvement on subjective knowledge vary depending upon the type of products while the effects of product experience and self-confidence are invariant across product types. In addition, the impacts of product involvement on objective knowledge and product experience are invariant across product types, while product experience varies its influence on objective knowledge depending on the product types. Implications of the findings are discussed in relation to the need for further research on the understanding of the knowledge constructs and their role in consumer information processing.
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