Strutural Equation Modeling (SEM) Dalam Meningkatkan Ekuitas Merek (Brand Equity) Universitas Bina Darma

STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING (SEM) DALAM MEMBANGUN EKUITAS MEREK (BRAND EQUITY) UNIVERSITAS BINA DARMA

 

Wiwin Agustian1, Dina Mellita2

Dosen Universitas Bina Darma

Jalan Jenderal Ahmad Yani No. 3 Palembang

Sur-el: wiwinagustian@binadarma.ac.id1, dinamellita@binadarma.ac.id2

 

Abstract: This study purposes a brand equity at Bina Darma University from their student perspective and it uses structural equation model to analyze the model’s appropriateness. This study proceeds with random sampling along with face-to-face questionnaire to the 103 student as a sample. Brand equity employed with 5 indicators, there are brand awareness, perceived quality, brand loyalty, brand reliability and brand feeling. Descriptive statistics shows respondents highly agree with the BDU brand equity.  But from the result it is shows that there is room from continuous improvement especially on curriculum improvement. Moreover, the proposed model displays the rigorous and robust method of SEM and the statistically significant level of the model fits into the likert scales (from GFI and CFI). It reveals that management should focus on brand equity that will reflect BDU performance.

 Keywords: Brand Equity, Structural Equation Modeling

 Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan ekuitas merek Universitas Bina Darma melalui analisis Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Dengan menggunakan teknik random sampling terhadap 103 mahasiswa UBD data diolah dengan menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan inferensial. Hasil analisis deskriptif menunjukkan ekuitas merek yang dilihat dari responden yang merupakan mahasiswa UBD cukup tinggi. Walaupun demikian, ada beberapa hal yang harus diperhatikan dan ditingkatkan khususnya pada perbaikan dan peningkatan kurikulum. Model yang disajikan melalui analisis SEM memperlihatkan model yang sesuai dengan data, yang dilihat dari indeks GFI dan CFI. Hal ini berarti bahwa pihak-pihak terkait harus memperhatikan indikator-indikator pada ekuitas merek dalam meningkatkan mutu agar dapat bersaing dengan perguruan tinggi lain.

Kata Kunci: Ekuitas Merek, Structural Equation Modeling

Jurnal MBIA

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