Examining public hospital service failure: the influence of service failure type, service expectations, and attribution on consumer response
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Article Title | Examining public hospital service failure: the influence of service failure type, service expectations, and attribution on consumer response |
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ERA Journal ID | 35910 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Walton, Andrea (Author) and Hume, Margee (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing |
Journal Citation | 24 (3), pp. 202-221 |
Number of Pages | 20 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | Philadelphia, PA. United States |
ISSN | 1049-5142 |
1540-6997 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/10495142.2012.705179 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10495142.2012.705179 |
Abstract | This study investigates three independent variables; types of service failure, service expectations, and attribution on postfailure responses in healthcare. A between-subjects 3 × 2 × 2 experimental design using written scenarios was used. The findings demonstrate that customer responses to service failures in hospitals are extensively influenced by the type of service failure, the level of service expectation of the provider, and, to a lesser extent, the controllability of the cause of the failure. Core service failures lead to greater increases in negative responses for satisfaction, emotional, and behavioral responses than supplementary service failure with high service expectations protecting the provider against overall dissatisfaction, negative word-of-mouth, and switching behaviors. Interestingly, perceived high controllability leads to greater dissatisfaction but not to increased negative emotional or behavioral responses. The study applies attribution theory to explain the results. The article concludes with managerial implications. |
Keywords | service failure; attribution; expectations; core service failure; healthcare |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440706. Health policy |
420306. Health care administration | |
350608. Marketing theory | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Griffith University |
School of Management and Marketing | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q17x0/examining-public-hospital-service-failure-the-influence-of-service-failure-type-service-expectations-and-attribution-on-consumer-response
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