The effect of social media on firm performance

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This study provides a new perspective on the effect of social media use in SMEs. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of social media on firm performance with mediating role of marketing capabilities in the UK, hotel industry. In this research, a structural equation modelling method has been employed for data analysis. The survey data has been collected by mail survey from a sample of 384 hotels in the UK. Results from the data analysis demonstrate the positive and significant relationship between social media use and firm performance. However, the findings highlighted that marketing capabilities, namely branding and innovation, positively and significantly mediate the association between social media use and firm performance.

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  • social media, branding, innovation, firm performance, hotel industry
Original languageEnglish
Article number105174
Number of pages10
JournalComputers in Human Behavior
Volume115
Early online date20 Sept 2017
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Publication statusPublished - Feb 2021

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