Despite the claim that satisfaction ratings are linked to repurchase behavior, few attempts can be found that relate satisfaction ratings to actual repurchase behavior. This article fills this void by presenting a conceptual model for relating satisfaction ratings and repurchase behavior. The...

Firms conduct customer surveys to gather their customers' voice in order to fully understand their perceptions, judgments, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors. Among firms, the practice of surveying customers is widespread. However, if conducted incorrectly, surveys can lead to significant...

Marketing scholars have hypothesized and found a linear and symmetric association between different dimensions of customer commitment and behavioral intentions. We utilize a four dimensional conceptualization of commitment to hypothesize an asymmetric association among the different dimensions...

Previous research assumes an unconditionally positive association of perceived switching costs — financial, procedural and relational — with repurchase intentions. The authors theorize that price sensitivity differentially moderates the relationship of repurchase intentions with three...

The authors synthesize research on the relationship between customer satisfaction (CS) and customer- and firm-level outcomes in a meta-analytic framework. Overall, the results point to positive associations between CS and customer behaviors, financial performance, and shareholder value. However,...

Rather than a fad, buying American is a consistent and persistent motivation for many consumers. But which consumers are more likely to buy American and why? How can companies better cater to this need among their current and potential customers? This note reviews how companies can proactively...

Empirical studies in marketing conceptualize commitment as a three-component construct comprised of affective, normative, and calculative commitment. We develop and empirically test a five-component typology of consumer commitment — affective, normative, economic, forced, and habitual...

Despite theoretical and empirical research linking a firm's business performance to the satisfaction of its customers, knowledge of how firms collect and use customer satisfaction information is limited. The authors investigate firms' customer satisfaction information usage (CSIU) by drawing on...

Purpose - Logos are a critical component of brand aesthetics. Frequently companies redesign their logos, and many redesigns result in more rounded logos. How do such redesigns affect consumers' brand attitudes? The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of brand commitment on consumer...

Purpose – This research aims to explore how consumer responses to logo redesign (from angular to rounded) are contingent on brand commitment and self-construal. The authors aim to explore two issues. First, what is the role of brand commitment on response to logo redesign and underlying brand...