Embracing or fighting the urge: A multilevel investigation on casino service, branding and impulsive gambling
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Article Title | Embracing or fighting the urge: A multilevel investigation on casino service, branding and impulsive gambling |
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ERA Journal ID | 19662 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Prentice, Catherine (Author) and Wong, IpKin Anthony (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Hospitality Management |
Journal Citation | 56, pp. 109-118 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2016 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0278-4319 |
1873-4693 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2016.04.009 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278431916300433 |
Abstract | Academics and practitioners are increasingly interested in how branding and service may affect consumer behaviors. In view of intensifying competition in the casino industry, understanding these relationships would help casino operators achieve competitive advantage. The current study draws on the relevant marketing literature, and examines the antecedents, moderators and consequences of consumer buying behaviors, with a focus on impulsive buying in the casino settings. The proposed antecedents are casino service environment and employee service. Customer brand attachment and loyalty behaviors are modeled as consequences, and casino brand equity as a cross-level moderator. A quantitative method was employed for the purpose of this study. The survey was undertaken at 22 major casinos in Macau through a multilevel design. Results show that the casino service environment indeed induces impulsive gambling. Whilst employee service has little influence on impulsive gambling, the effect is enhanced by casino brand equity. Employee service is particularly salient for casinos with low brand equity. Impulsive gambling does have significant influence on loyalty outcomes through the mediating effect of brand attachment. Brand equity also demonstrates cross-level linear and nonlinear effects on the chain relationship, with the linear effect significantly larger. Implications for practitioners and the literature are provided to conclude the paper. |
Keywords | Brand attachment; Brand equity; Casinos; Impulsive gambling; Loyalty; Service quality |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350799. Strategy, management and organisational behaviour not elsewhere classified |
350699. Marketing not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Edith Cowan University |
City University of Macau, China | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q785v/embracing-or-fighting-the-urge-a-multilevel-investigation-on-casino-service-branding-and-impulsive-gambling
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