Understanding psychological contract violation and its consequences on mobile shopping applications use in a developing country context

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prasanta Kr. Chopdar ◽  
V.J. Sivakumar
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Psychological Contract Violation ◽  
Mobile Shopping ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth

Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of psychological contract violation (PCV) on service quality and perceived value, and consequently on users positive word of mouth intention towards mobile shopping applications. The role of personalization as a moderator is further investigated. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive research approach was adopted, and responses were gathered from 252 mobile shopping application users in India, using an online survey. The variance-based partial least square structural equation modelling approach was opted for analysing the research model. Findings The results showed the deleterious effects of PCV on service quality and perceived value. The findings further confirm the significant positive impact of service quality and perceived value on the positive word of mouth intention of users. The role of personalization in mitigating the adverse effects of PCV on perceived value among users of mobile shopping application is highlighted in the study; however, its role in safeguarding service quality is found to be insignificant. Research limitations/implications A study with larger sample of respondents from varied nationalities will aid in generalizing the findings of this research. Originality/value This is the first time that PCV and its consequences have been studied in the context of mobile shopping applications.

The relationship of brand attachment and mobile banking service quality with positive word-of-mouth

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lova Rajaobelina ◽  
Sandrine Prom Tep ◽  
Manon Arcand ◽  
Line Ricard
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mobile Service ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Brand Attachment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth

Purpose This study aims to examine the relationships between brand attachment, mobile service quality (MSQ), and positive word-of-mouth (WOM) for mobile banking applications (m-banking apps). Design/methodology/approach An online survey was conducted among 759 Canadian consumers who had used m-banking apps in the previous six months. To test the research hypotheses, a causal model using structural equation modeling was developed. Findings The results reveal that, in the m-banking context, brand attachment is associated with three MSQ dimensions – value-added features, security/privacy and interactivity – and positive WOM, with the usability dimension replacing interactivity in this case. Brand attachment is also associated with positive WOM. Practical implications To promote WOM, mobile banking managers should foster brand attachment and improve MSQ, mainly in terms of value-added features. Originality/value This is the first study to examine the relationships between brand attachment, mobile service quality and WOM in the context of m-banking apps. It also highlights the prominent role of value-added features available on m-banking apps to persuade customers.

How co-creation uplift suggestion systems’ performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Gohary ◽  
Hamid Alizadeh ◽  
Kambiz Heidarzadeh Hanzaee
Keyword(s):  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Service Failure ◽  
The Other ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Simultaneous Study ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth

Purpose – Suggestion systems have always been used as the means of continuous development and co-creating values among the employees of organizations. On the other hand, the co-creation has been introduced as a solution to co-create values between companies and customers. Since a simultaneous study on setting up suggestion systems and co-creation among employees and customers have been ignored so far, the purpose of this paper, focussing on the combination of two strategies of suggestion systems (generally more effective among the employees of organizations) and co-creation (studied so far merely the scope of customers), is to evaluate variables leading to intention to use, improvement in understanding the concept of justice, and positive word-of-mouth. Design/methodology/approach – Two between-subjects experiments were carried out to explore the interactional role of co-creation, reward, and time in efficiency of suggestion systems. The first study which was carried out among customers analyzed the effect of setting up suggestion systems along with co-creation on the amount of their intention to use this system in the future and positive word-of-mouth. The second study discussed the effect of setting up suggestion systems along with co-creation on the level of understanding organizational justice and commitment. Findings – The results indicate that the effectiveness of co-creation and tangible factors, such as offered reward, on improving the evaluation of suggestion system. In the other word, when firm’s encourage customers to participate in value co-creation program in suggestion system, they perceive more justice and intend to participate more in such program in future. Originality/value – Most of the previous studies carried out on co-creation considered its effectiveness on occasions when a service failure occurs to consumers and the service provider urgently needs service recovery, but this paper aimed to provide a collaborative perspective toward co-creation through suggestion system that puts emphasis on service experience, innovation, and intention to future participation in such programs.

scholarly journals PERAN KEPUASAN KONSUMEN MEMEDIASI PENGARUH KUALITAS PELAYANAN DAN CITRA MEREK TERHADAP POSITIVE WORD OF MOUTH

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 2024
Author(s):  
Ni Putu Dema Punkyanti ◽  
Ni Ketut Seminari
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Multiple Test ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth

This study aims to determine the effesct of service quality, and brand image on positive word of mouth through customer satisfaction as a mediating variable. This research was conducted on Samsung Smartphone Consumers in Denpasar City, using Non-Probability Sampling techniques, as many as 100 respondents. Data collection was obtained from the distribution of questionnaires. Data analysis techniques used are path analysis and multiple test. The results showed that service quality had a positive and significant effect on positive word of mouth, brand image had a positive and significant effect on positive word of mouth, service quality had a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction, brand image had a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction, customer satisfaction positive and significant effect on positive word of mouth, the role of customer satisfaction mediates positively and significantly the relationship of service quality to positive word of mouth, and the role of consumer satisfaction positively and significantly relationship brand image to positive word of mouth. Keywords: brand image, customer satisfaction, service quality, positive word of mouth

Understanding relationship benefits from harmonious brand community on social media

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 809-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingli Zhang ◽  
Nuan Luo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Brand Community ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Brand Communities ◽  
Relationship Benefits ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth ◽  
Harmonious Community

Purpose – Brand communities have been labeled as a social aggregation of brand fans and businesses. Yet, limited research has examined customers’ perceived relationship benefits in brand community on social media. Drawing from social capital theory and relationship benefits research, the purpose of this paper is to discover how online harmonious brand community influence customers’ perceived relationship benefits (i.e. confidence, special treatment, social and honor). Design/methodology/approach – Hypotheses are tested by applying a structural equation modeling and the data are collected from a survey of smartphone community members (n=543) based on Sina Weibo. Findings – The results suggest that harmonious brand communities strengthen customers’ perceived relationship benefits on social media, which are the important factors to form community satisfaction and positive word-of-mouth of community. And community engagement amplifies the influence of harmonious brand communities and has a moderating effect on the role of harmonious community relationships in confidence benefits. Originality/value – The present study extends prior research on relationship benefits from the perspective of brand community based on social media and reveals the role of harmonious community relationships in developing community satisfaction and positive word-of-mouth.

Perceived value, relationship quality and positive WOM intention in banking

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 1347-1366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estelle van Tonder ◽  
Daniël J. Petzer ◽  
Naomi van Vuuren ◽  
Leon T. De Beer
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Electronic Banking ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the proposed relationships between perceived usefulness (a dimension of perceived value), the relationship quality factors (competence trust and continuous commitment) and positive word-of-mouth intentions in an electronic banking setting. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted among 511 electronic banking customers. Findings Continuous commitment was found to mediate the relationships between perceived usefulness and competence trust with positive word-of-mouth intention, respectively. Research limitations/implications The results indicate the role of perceived value and relationship quality in contributing to positive word-of-mouth intention. Practical implications The findings could also guide banking institutions in managing their existing electronic banking customers more appropriately and to encourage them to engage in word-of-mouth behaviour that will convince other potential users of the benefits of the service. Originality/value Little is known on a mediated model noting the connection between perceived value, the relationship quality factors competence trust and continuous commitment and positive word-of-mouth intention. The findings provide more insight into the matter and accordingly contribute to the developing body of knowledge on perceived value, relationship quality and behavioural intention and their importance to the stream of research on positive word of mouth.

scholarly journals Ads in gaming apps: experiential value of gamers

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naser Valaei ◽  
Gregory Bressolles ◽  
Hina Khan ◽  
Yee Min Low
Keyword(s):  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Social Affiliation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Experiential Value ◽  
The Right ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth ◽  
Intention To Continue ◽  
Affective Involvement

PurposeEven though there is a noticeable market value in the mobile gaming apps industry, there has been limited research examining experiential value of gamers with respect to in-game ads in gaming apps. This study fills the void in the literature by examining factors associated with “experiential value of gamers through ads in gaming apps” as well as investigating its antecedents (cognitive and affective involvement) and consequences (positive word of mouth and intention to continue playing the mobile game).Design/methodology/approachA total of 600 valid responses from gamers was used to test the model fit, measurement and structural models, conditional probabilistic queries, and nonlinearity.FindingsThis study found that experiential value of gamers through ads in gaming apps is a second-order factor of four constructs: escapism, enjoyment, social affiliation and entertainment. Most of the structural paths between cognitive/affective involvement and dimensions of experiential value are supported. Surprisingly, only social affiliation and entertainment values predict positive word of mouth and intention to continue playing the mobile game, in a nonlinear way.Originality/valueThis study is the first to introduce “experiential value of gamers through ads in gaming apps”. The findings have important implications for companies to develop brand and communication strategies by leveraging specific advertisement formats and present their ads to the right audience in the right gaming apps and at the right time.

Video storytelling ads vs argumentative ads: how hooking viewers enhances consumer engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kesha K. Coker ◽  
Richard L. Flight ◽  
Dominic M. Baima
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Digital Video ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Consumer Engagement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Narrative Transportation ◽  
Advance Theory ◽  
Digital Engagement ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth

PurposeDigital engagement with advertising remains challenging for marketers. This research examines “being hooked” as the mechanism of narrative transportation associated with digital video storytelling ads. Its purpose is to examine the efficacy of digital video ad format (storytelling vs argumentative) in hooking viewers (i.e. grabbing attention and interest in the ad). This research also presents a conceptual model of the effect of being hooked on digital engagement with advertising.Design/methodology/approachThis study employs a quasi-experimental research design with a final sample of 273 undergraduate students. It tests the hypothesis that digital video storytelling ads hook viewers more effectively than argumentative ads do. It also tests a conceptual model of the positive effect of being hooked on digital engagement with advertising.FindingsDigital video storytelling ads hook viewers more effectively than argumentative ads do. SEM analysis shows that being hooked positively impacts intentions to view, share, promote and spread positive word of mouth. Attitude toward the ad partially mediates the relationship between being hooked and intentions to promote and spread positive word of mouth.Research limitations/implicationsFindings are applicable to target audience profiles that match the sample in this study. Despite this and other limitations, findings advance theory on the process underlying digital video storytelling advertising effects on consumer engagement.Practical implicationsMarketers are advised to invest in more digital video storytelling than argumentative ads. In doing so, marketers are more likely to hook viewers on the ad, thereby generating positive digital engagement with advertising.Originality/valueThis research focuses on attention and interest dimensions of narrative transportation as measured by “being hooked.” It also extends past models of narrative transportation by including more representative measures of digital engagement with advertising.

Digital cause-related marketing campaigns

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-78
Author(s):  
Meenakshi Handa ◽  
Shruti Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Consumer Participation ◽  
Customer Engagement ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Behavioural Intentions ◽  
Cause Related Marketing ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose With the rising concern for the planet and people dimensions of the triple-bottom-line, an increasing number of firms are using cause-related marketing (CRM) to create a win-win situation for all stakeholders. With growing internet and social media access the Indian consumer is being invited to participate in such campaigns through digital platforms. The purpose of the present study is to examine consumer perceptions about select digital CRM campaigns in terms of perceived fit between the brand and the cause being promoted and the extent of participation effort required by the campaign and further to investigate the relationship between these two variables and consumers’ intentions to participate in the campaign, engage in positive word-of-mouth about it and their brand purchase intentions. Design/methodology/approach Six online CRM campaigns in the consumer products space were taken up for study. Primary data was collected through a structured questionnaire in an online mode, which provided an advertisement snapshot and a brief description of each CRM campaign. Items to measure variables under examination were adapted from the extant literature. Three versions of the questionnaire were created, with each version involving two of the six campaigns. Thus, each respondent was responding to items pertaining to two campaigns only. A total of 242 responses were collected, using non-probability sampling. Findings The study indicates overall positive responses to the digital CRM campaigns included in the study. It finds that for the online CRM campaigns taken up for examination, respondents perceive a high extent of brand-cause fit. A fit between the cause being promoted and the brand’s sphere of activity is a factor that needs to be considered for its impact on consumer willingness to participate in the campaign and intention to engage in positive word-of-mouth about it. The study does not indicate a significant relationship between participation effort for online campaigns and consumer behavioural intentions. Consumer participation intentions and word-of-mouth intentions are found to be positively related to intentions to purchase the brand associated with the campaign. Practical implications In their efforts to design effective CRM campaigns, marketers should use creativity in looking for a common thread, which ties their business or brand with the cause being promoted. Consumers tend to perceive this congruence between the cause and the brand and this impacts their behavioural responses. It is possible that the fact that consumers are not required to make a purchase but are being invited to support a cause by performing a non-transaction-based activity, may also underlie their positive response to this genre of CRM activities. The study provides an understanding of factors that contribute to the effectiveness of non-purchase-based online CRM campaigns in garnering consumer engagement with the campaign and the brand. Originality/value The results provide important insights regarding non-transaction based digital CRM campaigns and the relationship between brand-cause fit, perceived participation effort and targeted changes in consumers’ behavioural intentions. Online CRM campaigns involving consumer participation in forms other than brand purchase are an emerging area of effort towards customer engagement and thus warrant further investigation.

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