Digital Technology in Service Encounters: Effects on Frontline Employees and Customer Responses

Author:   Sonja Christ-Brendemühl
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
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9783658378844


Pages:   271
Publication Date:   28 June 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Digital technology is disrupting the prerequisites for most firms in the service industry and frequently forces them to reassess the ratio of human interaction and technology use in service encounters. To retain competitiveness, it seems mandatory to increase service encounter efficiency by embedding digital technology into the existing processes. However, there is little empirical evidence on how such technological implementations affect the sentiments, attitudes, and behaviors of frontline employees. Likewise, research on interrelated customer responses is scarce. To address this matter, this book presents four distinct yet related studies to investigate the impact of digital technology on frontline employees, customers, and ultimately service firms. The results and implications provide meaningful insights for theory and practice.

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Author:   Sonja Christ-Brendemühl
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer Gabler
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9783658378844


ISBN 10:   3658378840
Pages:   271
Publication Date:   28 June 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Technology in Service Management.- Theoretical Foundations.- Study A: The Impact of Technology on Frontline Employees’ Process Deviance.- Study B: A 360-degree View of Technology Deployment.- Study C: A Dyadic Study on Employees’ Technostress and Customer Responses.-  Study D: Fairness Perceptions of Customer Participation in Online Services.- Summary and Outlook.

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About the authorSonja Christ-Brendemühl studied business administration at the University of Mannheim with a specialization in organization, marketing and psychology. After her studies, she was responsible for corporate communications at an international HR service provider. Since 2018, she has been teaching and researching at the Institute of Management at the University of Koblenz-Landau, focusing on the question of how frontline employees and customers deal with the increasing technology infusion in service encounters.

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