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MWITA-BAO-2026-011 · Evidence B · P1

Among 113 U.S. firms, corporate-branding architecture was associated with higher Tobin's q and mixed branding with lower intangible value; model counterfactuals suggested many firms could have higher q under a different architecture, but the design does not identify a causal rebrand effect.

What this does not establish

Public-firm accounting/market valuation, not consumer awareness, recall, attitude, choice or product-level sales; the result does not prescribe corporate branding for every portfolio.

Counterevidence & uncertainty

Corporate branding correlated positively and mixed branding negatively with q, yet observational selection prevents concluding that merely renaming the portfolio creates value.

What would change the reading

Track replication, revised records, denominators, confidence intervals, channel changes and realized behavioral or commercial outcomes.

Primary routes

  1. BAO-S011https://doi.org/10.1509/jmkg.68.4.126.42735Open source record →

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