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Table of Contents<br />

List of Figures................................................................................................................... xii<br />

List of Tables ...................................................................................................................xiii<br />

Acknowledgements.......................................................................................................... xiv<br />

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... 1<br />

<strong>State</strong>ment of the Problem................................................................................................ 2<br />

Justification..................................................................................................................... 3<br />

Objectives ....................................................................................................................... 4<br />

Limitations and Delimitations ........................................................................................ 5<br />

Definition of Key Terminology ...................................................................................... 5<br />

References....................................................................................................................... 7<br />

CHAPTER 2 - REVIEW OF LITERATURE................................................................... 10<br />

Brands and Customer-based Brand Equity................................................................... 10<br />

Personality and Self-Concept........................................................................................ 11<br />

Brand Image and Brand Personality ............................................................................. 12<br />

Brand Loyalty ............................................................................................................... 16<br />

Hypotheses Development and Conceptual Framework................................................ 18<br />

Brand Personality Congruence.................................................................................. 18<br />

Trust .......................................................................................................................... 20<br />

Satisfaction................................................................................................................ 22<br />

Conceptual Framework............................................................................................. 24<br />

References..................................................................................................................... 26<br />

CHAPTER 3 - METHODOLOGY................................................................................... 33<br />

Phase One ..................................................................................................................... 33<br />

Survey Instrument..................................................................................................... 34<br />

Pre-test and Pilot Study............................................................................................. 36<br />

Data Collection ......................................................................................................... 36<br />

Data Analyses ........................................................................................................... 38<br />

Phase Two: Theoretical Model Testing....................................................................... 39<br />

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