This study adopts a dynamic Expectancy–Disconfirmation framework to investigate the evolving nature of user satisfaction across three product categories: durable goods, fast- moving consumer goods (FMCG), and digital products. A 25-day longitudinal experiment involving 128 participants was conducted, during which users engaged with their most recently purchased products and provided r…
Drawing upon affordance theory, this study positions artificial intelligence (AI) as a commercial service in ex- amining its influence on customer engagement in the hotel context. In particular, we seek to understand linkages between customer perceptions of AI service quality, AI customer satisfaction and engagement. Given the mul- tiplicity of services offered by service organisations, cu…
The present study is grounded in social exchange theory and resource exchange theory. By exploring customers’ satisfaction with chatbot services and their social media engagement, it examined the effects of responsiveness and a conversational tone in dialogic chatbot communication on customers. To test the proposed mediation model, we surveyed a representative sample of customers (N = 965)…
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has not only integrated chatbots like ChatGPT into everyday life but also transformed customer relations in various industries. Despite their growing adoption, research on consumer responses and pref- erences toward AI chatbots remains limited. Anthropomorphism, the attribution of human characteristics to nonhuman entities, plays a cr…