How anthropomorphism shapes restaurant customers' consumption of plant-based meat alternatives: Perceptions, attitudes, and intention to visit

Z Piao, W Wei, L Zhang - International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the prevalence of plant-based meat alternatives (PBMA), the acceptance of this
novelty among restaurant customers has been overlooked. Using an experimental …

Understanding the impact of national culture differences on customers' online social shopping behaviours

G Agag, R Eid, HC Lababdi, M Abdelwahab… - Journal of Retailing and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The growth of social media (SM) has contributed to the retail industry. Academics and
professionals are specifically intrigued by how the fusion of SM might address the issue of …

Boycotting Asian restaurants: The effect of mortality salience, contagion name, and media exposure on boycotting

TS Legendre, HC Yu, A Ding, JM Madera - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
During the pandemic, many Asian-related hospitality businesses have been experiencing
an uptick of discriminatory boycotting from customers. However, due to the scarcity of …

Is differential treatment in response to service failures effective? The roles of comparison, loyalty, and scarcity messages

H Kim, SCS Jang - International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Previous studies have shown how a strong relationship between a customer and a firm can
exacerbate dissatisfaction after a service failure. However, the effectiveness of providing …

Unveiling the effects of consumers' psychological distance on their reactance and related behavioral outcomes: Do lockdown restrictions matter?

X Chen, Y Duan, H Ittefaq, Y Duan - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study examined consumers' psychological reactance, which is insufficiently explored in
the literature. This research fills the gaps found in the literature reviewed and investigates …

The transferability of passion: how green influencers inspire tourists' green initiative support

A Ding, TS Legendre, HS Lee, J Min - Journal of Sustainable …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The tourism industry has caused severe environmental damage, partially due to the high
volume of tourists and their limited engagement in pro-environmental behavior. A viable …

Check‐in significance: Differentiating loyalty reward members and non‐members

J Hwang, S Lee, JA Busser… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions between service employees and customers at check‐in shape customers' first
impressions and lead to their future behavioral intentions. Even though customer …

Use it or lose it: point expiration and status demotion

H Shin, R Casidy - Journal of Services Marketing, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose In managing hierarchical loyalty programs (HLP), firms often use a reward point
expiration and status demotion policy to reduce financial liability and to encourage repeat …

Operational Transparency as a Service Design: An Investigation on Labor/Effort Observation Effect

EM Hwang, S Lee, TS Legendre - Journal of Hospitality & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Increasing operational transparency offers customers the opportunity to observe the labor
and efforts of service staff in the service production and delivery process. This study explores …

The positive influence of watching others receive preferential treatment on rewards program participation: The moderating role of rule knowledge

YS Huang, TJ Brown - Services Marketing Quarterly, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Watching others receive superior treatment, a phenomenon known as the bystander effect,
typically results in negative customer responses. In contrast, we investigate how to …