A critical review of robot research and future research opportunities: adopting a service ecosystem perspective

H Shin - International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Given the recent growth of service robot research in hospitality and tourism
management (HTM), the purpose of this study is to identify a research agenda by conducting …

Past, present, and future of anthropomorphism in hospitality & tourism: Conceptualization and systematic review

R Husain, VV Ratna, A Saxena - Journal of Hospitality Marketing & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The employment of anthropomorphism in promotion has witnessed a notable surge in recent
times, surpassing prevous levels in the hospitality and tourism sectors. This research …

How smart should a service robot be?

J Schepers, D Belanche, LV Casaló… - Journal of Service …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Service robots are taking over the frontline. They can possess three types of artificial
intelligence (AI): mechanical, thinking, and feeling AI. Although these intelligences …

Customer emotions in service robot encounters: A hybrid machine-human intelligence approach

R Filieri, Z Lin, Y Li, X Lu… - Journal of Service …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Understanding consumer emotions arising from robot-customers encounters and shared
through online reviews is critical for forecasting consumers' intention to adopt service robots …

Consumer intention to use service robots: a cognitive–affective–conative framework

D Huang, Q Chen, S Huang, X Liu - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Drawing on the cognitive–affective–conative framework, this study aims to develop
a model of service robot acceptance in the hospitality sector by incorporating both cognitive …

Robots at your service: value facilitation and value co-creation in restaurants

X Zhang, MS Balaji, Y Jiang - International Journal of Contemporary …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to understand the process of guest-robot value co-creation in the
restaurant context. It empirically examines the guest perception of value facilitation by …

The nonlinear effect of service robot anthropomorphism on customers' usage intention: A privacy calculus perspective

L Xie, S Lei - International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Although service robots with anthropomorphic designs are widely used in the tourism and
hospitality industry, there are mixed research findings about the effect of service robot …

Do chatbots establish “humanness” in the customer purchase journey? An investigation through explanatory sequential design

YK Dwivedi, J Balakrishnan… - Psychology & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chatbots incorporate various behavioral and psychological marketing elements to satisfy
customers at various stages of their purchase journey. This research follows the foundations …

Creepy vs. cool: Switching from human staff to service robots in the hospitality industry

SE Kang, C Koo, N Chung - International Journal of Hospitality …, 2023 - Elsevier
As service robots are becoming more human-looking, people are beginning to perceive
robots as creepy in one way but cool in another. This study investigates how the trade-off …

Artificial intelligence in services: current trends, benefits and challenges

C Flavián, LV Casaló - The Service Industries Journal, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The automation of services taking advantage of the significant opportunities offered by
artificial intelligence and other Industry 4.0 technologies is receiving increasing attention …