The attenuation effects of time and “sensemaking” surveys on customer revenge

IF 9.5 1区 管理学 Q1 BUSINESS
Yany Grégoire, Mansur Khamitov, François A. Carrillat, Mina Rohani
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Abstract

The attenuation of revenge-related responses after a major service failure is not simply caused by the passage of time—as is assumed in prior work. Instead, we propose that the effect of time is enhanced by the completion of multiple surveys that allow customers to constructively make sense of their service failures. We document this sensemaking-based attenuation effect by conducting four longitudinal experiments; each of them includes a series of three to four surveys completed over four to eight weeks. Doing so, we make three key contributions. First, all studies show that customers having the opportunities to complete a series of sensemaking-inducing surveys report fewer revenge-related responses than participants completing a single survey (i.e., a control group) for the same period. Second, we document the process at play by manipulating the contents of surveys (i.e., “cognitions and emotions” vs. “only cognitions” vs. “only emotions”) and by showing the mediation roles played by sensemaking and benevolent trusting beliefs. Third, we identify quality of pre-failure relationship as a boundary condition whereby the attenuation is stronger when relationship quality is weaker. Finally, we explain how sensemaking can be prompted by marketers to appease their customers.

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时间和 "感性 "调查对客户报复的衰减效应
在发生重大服务故障后,与报复相关的反应会减弱,这并不像之前的研究假设的那样,仅仅是时间流逝造成的。相反,我们认为时间的影响会因为完成了多项调查而增强,这些调查使客户能够建设性地理解他们的服务失败。我们通过进行四次纵向实验,记录了这种基于感性认识的衰减效应;每次实验都包括在四到八周内完成的三到四次系列调查。在此过程中,我们做出了三项重要贡献。首先,所有研究都表明,与同期完成单项调查的参与者(即对照组)相比,有机会完成一系列诱发感知调查的客户报告的报复相关反应更少。其次,我们通过操纵调查内容(即 "认知和情感 "与 "仅认知 "与 "仅情感"),并通过显示感性认识和善意信任信念所起的中介作用,记录了这一过程。第三,我们将失败前关系的质量确定为一个边界条件,当关系质量较低时,衰减会更强。最后,我们解释了营销人员如何通过感性认识来安抚客户。
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期刊介绍: JAMS, also known as The Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between scholarly research and practical application in the realm of marketing. Its primary objective is to study and enhance marketing practices by publishing research-driven articles. When manuscripts are submitted to JAMS for publication, they are evaluated based on their potential to contribute to the advancement of marketing science and practice.
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