Rise and fall of complainants’ desires: The role of pre-failure brand commitment and online service recovery satisfaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 116-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang J. Weitzl ◽  
Clemens Hutzinger
Keyword(s):  
Service Recovery ◽  
Brand Commitment ◽  
Online Service ◽  
Recovery Satisfaction

Does Corporate Image Really Matter in Service Recovery Context?

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Rania Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Service Sector ◽  
Service Recovery ◽  
Corporate Image ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mobile Service ◽  
Recovery Strategies ◽  
Recovery Satisfaction ◽  
Moderating Role

The purpose of this study is to examine the moderating role of corporate image to the relationship between service recovery strategies and post-recovery satisfaction. Data were collected, using a questionnaire from 182 complaining customers in the mobile service sector. Hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated the moderating role of corporate image between service recovery strategies and post recovery satisfaction. Findings based on disconfirmation paradigm theory revealed that corporate image moderates the effect of apology, problem solving, and speed response on service recovery satisfaction. However, corporate image was not found to have a moderating effect on the courtesy - recovery satisfaction link. Academic and managerial implications, as well as, future research directions are provided.

The role of employee emotional competence in service recovery encounters

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 835-849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Fernandes ◽  
Marta Morgado ◽  
Maria Antónia Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Service Recovery ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Type ◽  
Recovery Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Direct ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose Employees’ emotional competencies (EEC) are skills, based on emotional intelligence, used to perceive, understand and regulate customer emotions during a service encounter. In the context of service recovery, these skills are especially important and allow employees to influence consumers’ attitude and behaviours. The purpose of this study is to assess the direct and indirect impacts of EEC in post-recovery satisfaction, trust, word-of-mouth and repurchase intention, considering the moderating role of service (level of employee-customer contact) types. Design/methodology/approach A total of 355 customers who experienced a service failure and subsequent recovery were surveyed using a self-administered questionnaire. EEC was specified as a formative construct, determined by its perceiving, understanding and regulating dimensions. To measure EEC and its impact on selected outcomes, PLS-SEM was used. A multi-group analysis was performed to analyse the moderating role of service type. Findings Results confirm EEC as a formative construct, with a positive direct impact on post-recovery satisfaction, particularly in high-contact customized services. Findings also reveal the mediating role of satisfaction on selected outcomes, and the significant direct impact of EEC on trust, even when controlling for satisfaction. Originality/value EEC remains unexplored in the service recovery literature, and most research fails to understand how EEC role may vary given contextual differences. This study adopts a consumer perspective of EEC in the emotionally charged situation of service recovery, considering the moderating role of service type. The authors further contribute to both literature streams while examining the impact of EEC on post-recovery evaluations. Companies should consider these findings in the recruitment and training of front-line employees to develop better service recovery strategies.

Brand engagement and experience in online services

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imran Khan ◽  
Linda D. Hollebeek ◽  
Mobin Fatma ◽  
Jamid Ul Islam ◽  
Zillur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Brand Commitment ◽  
Brand Trust ◽  
Online Service ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Brand Engagement ◽  
Service Brands ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the mediating role of brand trust and commitment in the relationship of brand engagement and brand experience with brand loyalty in the online service context. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the study’s objective, 414 users of virtual service brands, predominantly in the online banking, airline and hotel sectors, were surveyed. Findings Both brand engagement and experience exert direct effects on brand trust and commitment, as well as indirect effects on brand commitment (via brand trust) and service brand loyalty (via brand commitment). Research limitations/implications This paper adds to the literature by incorporating brand engagement, experience, trust and commitment into a unifying framework. The framework emphasizes brand trust and commitment’s mediating role in the relationship that brand engagement and experience share with brand commitment and loyalty in the online service context. Practical implications Marketers should formulate online brand engagement and experience strategies that strengthen customer brand trust and commitment, which are expected to exert a significant brand loyalty-enhancing effect. Originality/value Brand engagement and experience were validated as key drivers of brand trust and commitment, thereby further substantiating their role as important strategic metrics. Moreover, the role of commitment as a mediating factor in the association between brand engagement and experience and their respective impact on brand loyalty has been verified. Although the findings suggest that improved brand engagement/experience contributes to brand loyalty, this effect transpires only though brand commitment.

THE INFLUENCE OF PERCEIVED JUSTICE IN SERVICE RECOVERY ON COMPLAINANT SATISFACTION AND WORD-OF-MOUTH INTENTION AT HOTEL IN JAKARTA

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-235
Author(s):  
Murni Setyawati
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Service Failure ◽  
Service Recovery ◽  
Interactional Justice ◽  
Perceived Justice ◽  
Recovery Satisfaction ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to assess the relative influences of distributive (DJ), procedural (PJ), and interactional (IJ) justices on customer satisfaction with service recovery and to examine the relationship between recovery satisfaction and word-of-mouth intention. On-site surveys were administered to collect data from hotel guests who stayed and experienced a service failure at five-star hotels. The effects of procedural and interactional justice have a positive relationship with complainant satisfaction and word-of-mouth intention. The results also confirmed the role of complainant satisfaction on word-of-mouth intention. Managerial implications of these findings are briefly discussed. Keywords: service failure, service recovery, perceived justice, complainant satisfaction, word-of-mouth intention

The role of switching cost in the e-service recovery framework among banking customers

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajay Jose ◽  
Sonia Mathew ◽  
Rejikumar G. ◽  
Dony Peter Chacko ◽  
Ajith K. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Switching Costs ◽  
Service Recovery ◽  
Switching Cost ◽  
Retail Banking ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Recovery Satisfaction ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose The emergence of tech-driven initiatives in retail banking has created a vast spectrum of system-related service failures; hence, e-service recovery quality is of prime importance to banks to ensure e-service recovery satisfaction. However, e-service satisfaction is dependent on the ease of moving from one service provider to the other; thus, switching costs assume great significance. This study aims to probe the moderating role of switching cost on e-service recovery satisfaction by exploring e-service recovery quality antecedents. Design/methodology/approach A measurement model is suggested in the contextual settings of the Indian banking scenario and is estimated using structural equation modeling. Responses from 399 e-banking customers, who had experienced a service failure, were sought using a five-point Likert scale. Findings The result affirms that “recovery expectation” is the most significant predictor of e-service recovery satisfaction, and that switching cost moderates the relation between e-service recovery quality and e-service recovery satisfaction. Practical implications The study highlights the high relevance of switching costs in the e-banking context and emphasizes investment in marketing strategies and campaigns to do away with switching intentions. It also highlights the relevance of recovery expectations as an antecedent of e-service recovery quality and thus stresses the need to satisfactorily address the same in the e-service recovery process. Originality/value This study contributes to the e-service recovery satisfaction literature in the banking context by empirically validating the moderating role of switching cost. It also identifies the critical antecedents of banking e-service recovery quality.

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