Consumer reactance against loyalty programs
Consumer reactance against loyalty programs
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DOI:
10.1108/07363760710773111
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发表时间:
2007-08
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Mark Wendlandt;Ulf Schrader
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作者:
Mark Wendlandt;Ulf Schrader
Purpose – Although relationship marketing has developed into the prevailing marketing paradigm, it frequently encounters resistance from the demand side. Both management practitioners and academics indicate that at least some consumers show reactance against loyalty programs, i.e. against tactical instruments of relationship marketing. Nevertheless, relationship marketing has widely neglected reactance theory. This paper attempts to close this gap.Design/methodology/approach – Based on the fundamental principles of loyalty programs and reactance theory the paper presents a set of hypotheses on the determinants and effects of situational consumer reactance against loyalty programs. It tests these hypotheses on the basis of 388 face‐to‐face interviews with bookstore customers. These interviews include a between‐subject manipulation on the reactance effect of economic, social‐psychological, and contractual bonding potentials. To test the proposed hypotheses, the paper applies structural equation modeling wit...