TY - BOOK AU - Landers,V.Myles AU - Beatty,Sharon E. AU - Wang,Sijun AU - Mothersbaugh,David L. TI - The effect of online versus offline retailer-brand image incongruity on the flow experience AV - HF5415 JOU PY - 2015/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Taylor and Francis KW - Brand image KW - Multichannel strategy KW - Retail trade N2 - Given the importance of retailer-brand image, of particular importance today is how a firm can most successfully manage its image across channels. Studies show that incongruity between online versus offline retailer-brand images can affect consumer attitudes toward a firm’s website. This study extends previous work by incorporating flow, another important construct, into the examination of incongruity between retailer-brand images. The authors find that incongruity negatively and directly affects the flow experience, while also disrupting the effects of a website’s navigation performance on flow. The effects of these variables on attitude toward the websites and revisit intentions are also noted UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/10696679.2015.1049681 ER -