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10994
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990
National Ranking
429

Overview

Russell Abratt is affiliated with George Mason University in the United States and specializes primarily in the field of Business, Management and Accounting. Their academic contributions span numerous subfields including Strategy and Management, Marketing, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science, and Information Systems and Management.

Their research is particularly focused on core topics related to Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, Customer Service Quality and Loyalty, and Corporate Identity and Reputation. Other notable areas of study include Digital Marketing and Social Media, Ethics in Business and Education, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, and Franchising Strategies and Performance.

Russell Abratt's recent work includes publications such as:

  • The Conscientious Corporate Brand: Definition, Operationalization and Application in a B2B Context, 2023, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing
  • Customer Advocacy and Brand Loyalty: The Mediating Roles of Brand Relationship Quality and Trust, 2022, Journal of Brand Management
  • Antecedents of Brand Loyalty in South African Retail Banking, 2021, Journal of Financial Services Marketing
  • Building a Corporate Brand in the Digital Age: Imperatives for Transforming Born-Digital Startups into Successful Corporate Brands, 2020, Journal of Marketing Management
  • The Influence of Sport Sponsorship on Brand Equity in South Africa, 2020, Journal of Promotion Management

Russell Abratt has published multiple times in a set of academic journals including the International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets, Journal of Brand Management, Services Marketing Quarterly, Journal of Product & Brand Management, and Journal of Marketing Management.

Their frequent collaborators include Michele Mingione, Emmanuel Silva Quaye, Nicola Kleyn, Yvonne Saini, and Stefanie De Wet.

Best Publications

  • A new approach to the corporate image management process

    P. S. B. Shee;Russell Abratt

  • Brand equity in the business-to-business market

    Michael T. Bendixen;Kalala A. Bukasa;Russell Abratt

  • Corporate identity, corporate branding and corporate reputations: Reconciliation and integration

    Russell Abratt;Nicola Kleyn

  • Unplanned buying and in-store stimuli in supermarkets

    Russell Abratt;Stephen Donald Goodey

  • Satisfaction, quality and value and effects on repurchase and positive word‐of‐mouth behavioral intentions in a B2B services context

    Lori K. Molinari;Russell Abratt;Paul Dion

  • Trust determinants and outcomes in global B2B services

    Patricia M. Doney;James M. Barry;Russell Abratt

  • Corporate Objectives in Sports Sponsorship

    Russell Abratt;Brian C. Clayton;Leyland F. Pitt

  • Corporate Identity, Ethics and Reputation in Supplier-Buyer Relationships

    Michael T. Bendixen;Russell Abratt

  • Relationship marketing in private banking in South Africa

    Russell Abratt;Joy Russell

  • Industrial buying in high-tech markets

    Russell Abratt

  • What I say about myself: communication of brand personality by African countries.

    Leyland F. Pitt;Robert Ankomah Opoku;Magnus Hultman;Russell Abratt

  • The marketing challenge: Towards being profitable and socially responsible

    Russell Abratt;Diane Sacks

  • Value, satisfaction, loyalty and retention in professional services

    Rene Trasorras;Art Weinstein;Russell Abratt

  • Corporate Brand Management in Higher Education: The Case of ERAU

    Tamilla Curtis;Russell Abratt;William Minor

  • Communicating brand personality: Are the websites doing the talking for the top South African Business Schools?

    Robert Ankomah Opoku;Russell Abratt;Leyland Pitt

  • The Corporate Identity Management Process Revisited

    Geoff Bick;Marciene C. Jacobson;Russell Abratt

  • Development and management of corporate image in South Africa

    Russell Abratt;Thabiso Nsenki Mofokeng

  • An examination of the ethical beliefs of managers using selected scenarios in a cross-cultural environment

    Russell Abratt;Russell Abratt;Deon Nel;Deon Nel;Nicola Susan Higgs;Nicola Susan Higgs

  • Customer–supplier partnerships: Perceptions of a successful key account management program

    Russell Abratt;Phillip Michael Kelly

  • The Evaluation of Sports Sponsorships

    Russell Abratt;Pieter Schalk Grobler

  • The role of brand authenticity in developing brand trust

    Sivan Portal;Russell Abratt;Michael T. Bendixen

Frequent Co-Authors

Leyland Pitt
Leyland Pitt Simon Fraser University
John M.T. Balmer
John M.T. Balmer Brunel University London
Christo Boshoff
Christo Boshoff Stellenbosch University

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