THE IMPORTANCE OF BRAND OF AN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE CHOICE OF A POSTGRADUATE COURSE

  • Edson Roberto Scharf FURB Universidade de Blumenau
  • Marcia Regina Santiago Scarpin Fundação Getúlio Vargas - São Paulo
Keywords: Establishment of Value for the Brand, Institutes of Higher Education, Brand, Postgraduate Course, Acknowledgement of Brand

Abstract

The constructs that establish values for the brand of an Institute of Higher Education (IHE) in the choice of postgraduate courses (specialization) are identified. The IHE is one of the most relevant in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, within the contest of teaching, research and extension. A survey-type descriptive research with a quantitative approach was employed. Data were analyzed multivariously by multiple linear regression and the independent variables of the analysis were assessed. Main results showed that the constructs related to the IHE and to the labor market established a value for the IHE trademark studied within an entrepreneur milieu. The independent variables ‘perception of quality of educational service’, ‘value of the university diploma in the labor market’ and ‘possibility of employment due to the chosen course’ were relevant for the university´s social communication and for the strategic market efforts aiming at brand awareness.

Author Biographies

Edson Roberto Scharf, FURB Universidade de Blumenau
Docente e pesquisador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração (Estratégias de Marketing e Teoria de Marketing) - Centro de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas na FURB - Universidade de Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brasil.
Marcia Regina Santiago Scarpin, Fundação Getúlio Vargas - São Paulo
Doutoranda em Administração pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo, Brasil
Published
2014-09-08
Section
Artigos Originais