Thie e-book features papers from the second meeting of the Royal Bank International Research Seminar which took place in Montreal at the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, September 26 and 27, 2003.
Purpose - The research seeks to extend the notions of utilitarian and hedonic value to account for outcomes of consumer service encounters.
Design/methodology/approach - The research question is examined using a sample of Korean restaurant consumers who used a structured questionnaire to evaluate their dining experience. Structural equations analysis is used to test various research hypotheses and examine the extent to which consumer service value mediates the effect of the environment on customer satisfaction and future intentions.
Findings - Key findings include the ability of the consumer service value scale to account for utilitarian and hedonic value, the role of functional and affective service environment components in shaping consumer satisfaction and future patronage intentions and the relative diagnosticity of positive affect.
Research limitations/implications - There is a need to extend the results to a diverse range of cultures.
Practical implications - Restaurant managers should place increased emphasis on the physical environment as it clearly plays a role in creating positive consumer outcomes and building strong customer relationships.
Originality/value - The use of the consumer value scale (CSV) - particularly in a novel service context.
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- Guest editorial
- Michel Laroche
- Modeling consumer satisfaction and word-of-mouth: restaurant patronage in Korea
- Barry J. Babin, Yong-Ki Lee, Eun-Ju Kim and Mitch Griffin
- The service quality dimensions and patient satisfaction relationships in South Korea: comparisons across gender, age and types of service
- Kui-Son Choi, Hanjoon Lee, Chankon Kim and Sunhee Lee
- Does Hispanic-targeted advertising work for services?
- Ivonne M. Torres and Elten Briggs
- Incorporating service quality into consumer mall shopping decision making: a comparison between English and French Canadian consumers
- Michel Laroche, Lefa Teng, Richard Michon and Jean-Charles Chebat
- Individualistic orientation and consumer susceptibility to interpersonal influence
- Mehdi Mourali, Michel Laroche and Frank Pons
- An empirical assessment of comparative approaches to service quality measurement
- Avinandan Mukherjee and Prithwiraj Nath
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