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Abstract
Drawing upon an extensive analysis of customer-empowering behaviors (CEBs) research, this study strives to better understand the impacts of perceiving such authorization among service employees in hospitality industries. Employing a multi-wave questionnaire and a scenario-based experiment, we unveil three key findings: First, CEBs significantly influence service employees’ job crafting. Second, self-efficacy in service delivery serves as a mediator between CEBs and job crafting. Third, the unit’s climate of concern for customers not only moderates the association between CEBs and employees’ self-efficacy in service delivery, but also shapes how these behaviors indirectly affect job crafting. This research contributes to the existing literature on empowerment in service encounters and offers significant practical value to service enterprises.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Hospitality Management serves as a platform for discussing significant trends and advancements in various disciplines related to the hospitality industry. The publication covers a wide range of topics, including human resources management, consumer behavior and marketing, business forecasting and applied economics, operational management, strategic management, financial management, planning and design, information technology and e-commerce, training and development, technological developments, and national and international legislation.
In addition to covering these topics, the journal features research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and analyses of business practices within the hospitality industry. It aims to provide readers with valuable insights and knowledge in order to advance research and improve practices in the field.
The journal is also indexed and abstracted in various databases, including the Journal of Travel Research, PIRA, Academic Journal Guide, Documentation Touristique, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts, Lodging and Restaurant Index, Scopus, CIRET, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. This ensures that the journal's content is widely accessible and discoverable by researchers and practitioners in the hospitality field.