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Measuring the effect of Viral Negative Sentiment on Market Value : Case Study on United Airlines Crisis 2017

Negative word of mouth is something most businesses try to avoid, It could affect the reputation and vision of a company in a consumer’s mind. The success of a company lies in the connection of a product or service with a satisfying good image that has been formed on the back of consumer’s mind. This image can be the result of a positive past experience or the good reputation a company already has. On the other hand, negative word of mouth specifically in social media has the power to destroy the reputation of a company, because of the fast and wide spreading of a crisis in no time. This research will answer the question of how is the market value of a company affected by viral negative sentiment in social media? Focusing on the case study of United Airlines crisis 2017. We show that viral negative sentiment can have a short term effect over a company’s market value, but might not affect in the long term in a counter-intuitive manner.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kth-209444
Date January 2017
CreatorsWahba, Gina
PublisherKTH, Industriell Marknadsföring och Entreprenörskap
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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