Title
THE JOINT EFFECTS OF SERVICE FAILURE MODE, RECOVERY EFFORT, AND GENDER ON CUSTOMERS' POST-RECOVERY SATISFACTION
Abstract
An ever increasing number of customers choose to interact with service firms via technology (e.g., online or using self-service technologies). Despite this growing trend, research on technology-based service failures is scarce. To bridge that gap, the present investigation examined the role of failure mode (SST versus face-to-face encounter), recovery effort, and gender on customers' service recovery perceptions. Results from an experimental study suggest that offering compensation to male customers is more effective in enhancing post-recovery satisfaction with human rather than SST failures. For female customers, failure type failed to influence their post-recovery satisfaction. Moreover, offering compensation alone was not as effective among female participants; an apology was necessary to boost satisfaction above neutral levels. Managerial implications of these findings are discussed.
Journal Title
Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing
Volume
26
Issue/Number
2
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Document Type
Article
First Page
120
Last Page
128
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1054-8408
Recommended Citation
"THE JOINT EFFECTS OF SERVICE FAILURE MODE, RECOVERY EFFORT, AND GENDER ON CUSTOMERS' POST-RECOVERY SATISFACTION" (2009). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 1882.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/1882
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