Artikel

Digital customer as a creator of the reputation of modern companies

Scientific and technical developments and progressive digitization in almost all areas of life have led to the development of a new type of digital customer, with specific requirements and expectations for suppliers of goods and services. Customers, in particular consumers, are one of the key groups of stakeholders who create the corporate reputation. Customers are first of all creators of the corporate reputation as an "offeror" and "supplier" of value to buyers, as well as co-creators of the company's reputation as a market player, employer, business partner or citizen, because their purchase decisions determine the company's ability to meet the expectations of other stakeholder groups, that is, investors, employees or business partners. Building and maintaining a good reputation requires proper identification and satisfaction of the needs of key stakeholder groups. The aim of the article is to identify the specific requirements and expectations of digital customers in the context of building and maintaining a good reputation of the company. The thesis is that the digital customer expects, first and foremost, reliability and personalization in their relations with the supplier.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Journal: Foundations of Management ; ISSN: 2300-5661 ; Volume: 11 ; Year: 2019 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 255-266 ; Warsaw: De Gruyter

Classification
Management
Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation; Networks
Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
Marketing
Subject
digital customer
corporate reputation
reputation management
stakeholders

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Szwajca, Danuta
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
De Gruyter
(where)
Warsaw
(when)
2019

DOI
doi:10.2478/fman-2019-0021
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  • Artikel

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  • Szwajca, Danuta
  • De Gruyter

Time of origin

  • 2019

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