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The goal of this study is to examine the antecedents of brand citizenship behavior in financial institutions by considering the internal relationship between them. The research method is descriptive and applied in terms of purpose and in terms of data collection method is field. The data collection tool in this study was a questionnaire. In this study, the statistical population was the employees of private and public banks and financial institutions in Bandar Abbas. The sampling method was cluster-random. After placing the banks in the three clusters of state-owned banks, private banks and financial and credit institutions, Sepah, Sanat and Ma'dan banks were randomly selected from among the state-owned banks. Ansar Cooperative, Ayandeh, Shahr, Refah and Mehr Eghtesad Banks were randomly selected from among private banks and Noor and Caspian Financial and Credit Institutions were also randomly selected from among financial and credit institutions. A total of 213 questionnaires were distributed among the customers of selected banks as convenient, and finally 203 questionnaires could be reviewed. Data analysis was performed by SPSS16 and PLS3-SMART software. The results show that brand-centered human resource management and brand identification have a positive and significant effect on brand citizenship behavior, but a positive relationship between brand trust, brand commitment, employees' self-concept of brand and brand pride with brand citizenship behavior was not found. Also, a positive relationship between brand-centered human resource management and employees' self-concept of brand, employees' self-concept of brand and brand pride, employees' self-concept of brand and brand identification, brand identification and brand pride, brand identification and brand commitment, and brand trust and brand commitment were confirmed.

The high transparency and ability of consumers to transmit advertising content quickly in the modern age require that organizations consider authenticity and interaction with customers among their top priorities and combine consumer-generated advertising (CGA) with their own marketing strategies in order to respond to these priorities. This study aims to investigate the factors affecting consumers' attitudes and willingness toward consumer-generated advertising and its effect on brand loyalty and attachment. This is an applied study conducted using the descriptive correlational survey method. Its statistical population consists of dairy consumers of Kalleh Company in Mazandaran Province. A total of 460 questionnaires were distributed by stratified random sampling and descriptive and inferential statistics was used for data analysis. Structural equation modeling and Smart PLS2 were used to test the hypotheses. The reliability of the questionnaires was determined by Cronbach's alpha test and composite reliability coefficient. Results showed that brand attachment had a significant positive effect on attitude toward advertising production and willingness to participate in advertising production. Attitude toward advertising production has a significant positive effect on willingness toward CGA as well as on brand loyalty. It was also shown that brand attachment has a significant positive effect on loyalty. The rapid changes in technology and the development of effective advertising in the modern businesses require defining the concept of CGA, which is addressed in the present study. Also, based on the results of this study, brand attachment increases customers’ willingness toward and participation in CGA. An increase in customers' willingness and involvement in advertising production will also increase their loyalty.