Do they see the signs? Organizational response behavior to customer complaint messages


Janda, Sergej von ; Polthier, Andreas ; Kuester, Sabine



DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.08.017
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...
Dokumenttyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Titel einer Zeitschrift oder einer Reihe: Journal of Business Research : JBR
Band/Volume: 137
Seitenbereich: 116-127
Ort der Veröffentlichung: New York, NY
Verlag: Elsevier
ISSN: 0148-2963
Sprache der Veröffentlichung: Englisch
Einrichtung: Fakultät für Betriebswirtschaftslehre > Marketing & Innovation (Kuester 2005-)
Fachgebiet: 330 Wirtschaft
Abstract: Companies often view customer complaints as a nuisance, but such complaints can be of high value to firms. Building on signaling theory and the attention-based view of the firm, this study examines organizational response behavior to customer complaint messages that differ in their value signaled to the firm. In a field experiment, we manipulate whether a complaint message contains ideas for product improvement (versus does not), and whether a long-term customer-firm relationship is indicated (versus first-time relationship). Our results show that companies are less likely to respond to complaints that convey improvement ideas and that are voiced by long-term customers. Companies also exhibit longer response times to complaints that signal improvement ideas. Further, the findings reveal that lower response rates to customer complaints are associated with lower levels of customer satisfaction. This research contributes to the literature on customer complaint management and customer integration by providing implications for managers seeking to utilize complaints as a valuable source of ideas for new product development.




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