کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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556402 | 1365482 | 2016 | 17 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Consumer complaint behaviour theory is used to analyze Spanish telecommunications data.
• The main determinants are the type of problem, socio-demographic factors and the user׳s type of contract.
• Proper complaint handling leads to satisfied, loyal and profitable consumers.
This work analyses the post-purchase behaviour of mobile phone users once they have experienced a service failure. Taking into account the existing literature on Consumer Complaint Behaviour (CCB), a survey for 4249 individuals in Spain is used for specifying econometric equations that explain the determinants of the complaining decision and the impact that a proper complaint management may have on overall satisfaction. The results suggest that dissatisfaction is not a necessary condition for complaining and that the propensity to complain is different depending on the type of problem experienced by the customer. Another finding is that a proper handling of complaints by the company may constitute a source of improvement in the overall user satisfaction and profitability of the firm. This result is of interest for its implications when designing a company׳s marketing strategy. Accordingly it seems reasonable to use complaint management as a powerful tool to retain customers.
Journal: Telecommunications Policy - Volume 40, Issue 8, August 2016, Pages 804–820