Xinhua Guan , Jiajun Ye , Lishan Xie , Xin Liu , Keyi Kuang
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The more consistent, the more in love? Research on the impact of service robot and hotel brand personality congruence on brand love
The application scale of service robots in the hospitality industry is continuously expanding. Existing research focused more on the psychological, cognitive, and behavioral impacts of robotic technology on individuals, with relatively insufficient exploration of its impact on corporate branding. This paper uses scenario experiments and surveys on Chinese customers to explore the impact of the congruence between service robots and hotel brand personality on brand love. The results show: (1) the congruence between service robots and hotel brand personality has an impact on brand love. Compared to low congruence, high congruence between service robots and brand personality can lead to stronger brand love among customers. (2) Customer trust plays a mediating role in the above relationship. (3) Interaction quality positively moderates the impact of congruence on customer trust and brand love. These results not only enrich our understanding of how robot-brand congruence shapes customer-brand dynamics within the hospitality sector but also yield actionable insights for hotel managers, guiding them to strategically align service robot deployment with their brand personality to foster deeper, more resilient customer-brand relationships.
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Tourism Management Perspectives is an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on the planning and management of travel and tourism. It covers topics such as tourist experiences, their consequences for communities, economies, and environments, the creation of image, the shaping of tourist experiences and perceptions, and the management of tourist organizations and destinations. The journal's editorial board consists of experienced international professionals and it shares the board with Tourism Management. The journal covers socio-cultural, technological, planning, and policy aspects of international, national, and regional tourism, as well as specific management studies. It encourages papers that introduce new research methods and critique existing ones in the context of tourism research. The journal publishes empirical research articles and high-quality review articles on important topics and emerging themes that enhance the theoretical and conceptual understanding of key areas within travel and tourism management.