Information disclosure, social responsibility, trust, and attitude affect loyalty to housing agents

Keywords:
information disclosure, corporate social responsibility, trust, attitude, loyalty, housing agents
Abstract

We applied a linear structural equation model to explore the impact of information disclosure, social responsibility, trust, and attitude on consumers’ loyalty to housing agents. Participants were 466 consumers and potential consumers of housing agency industry services, who completed a survey assessing the variables of interest. Results showed that information disclosure had a direct and significant impact on trust, and an indirect impact on trust through the mediator of corporate social responsibility (CSR), and that trust had an indirect and significant impact on loyalty through the mediator of attitude. The structural relationships among information disclosure, CSR, trust, and attitude should be acknowledged when discussing consumers’ loyalty to housing agents.

Author Biographies
  1. Chun-Chang Lee, National Pingtung University
    Department of Real Estate Management
  2. Yun-Ling Wu, National Pingtung University
    Department of Real Estate Management
  3. Wen-Hsin Huang, National Pingtung University
    Department of Real Estate Management
  4. Yu-Chen Lee, National Pingtung University
    Department of Real Estate Management
  5. Pei-Ru Chen, National Pingtung University
    Department of Real Estate Management
  6. Hsin-Rou Lee, National Pingtung University
    Department of Real Estate Management
  7. Ya-Wen Chang, National Pingtung University
    Department of Real Estate Management
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2015-12-10
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