JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Customer Reviews: Motivated by Error-Free Service or Successful Recovery?
Author(s): Jennifer Nieman-Gonder, Sayeedul Islam, Xu Zhu, Sheryl Lobo, Shannon Anderson, Leo Scalisi, Diego Moncada
Citation: Jennifer Nieman-Gonder, Sayeedul Islam, Xu Zhu, Sheryl Lobo, Shannon Anderson, Leo Scalisi, Diego Moncada, (2018) "Customer Reviews: Motivated by Error-Free Service or Successful Recovery?," Journal of Organizational Psychology, Vol. 18, Iss. 3, pp. 41-72
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Across two studies, customer perceptions and outcomes of quality service in different industries were
investigated using a qualitative approach that involved computer-based text analysis. In study 1, 60
participants were asked to provide positive and negative experiences in the restaurant and cell phone
industries. In study 2, 900 social media comments were collected regarding the cell phone, airline, and
restaurant industry. Perceptions of quality service were not necessarily error free. Error free service was, however, expected in some industries. Future research should continue to mine text data to better
understand the customer experience.