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The impact of a sales team's perceived entitativity on customer satisfaction
- Source :
- Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. March, 2018, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p190, 22 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- This research investigates the impact of a sales team's entitativity-the extent to which a group of individuals is perceived as a unified single entity-on customer satisfaction. Four studies demonstrate that a sales team entitativity cue, either based on appearance (e.g., wearing the same outfit) or based on behavior (e.g., explicit coordination in service), leads to heightened perceptions of service quality, which subsequently enhances customer satisfaction. Further, these two entitativity cues are shown to have interactive effects. Specifically, when both cues indicate high entitativity, customer satisfaction with the sales team exceeds the average evaluation of individual team members. However, if at least one cue suggests low entitativity (e.g., different outfits or no explicit coordination), the positive influence of the entitativity cue is undermined and customer satisfaction with the team's service is mitigated. Product category is identified as an important moderator of the main effect.<br />Author(s): Chen Wang [sup.1] , JoAndrea Hoegg [sup.2] , Darren W. Dahl [sup.2] Author Affiliations: (1) LeBow College of Business, Drexel University, 0000 0001 2181 3113, grid.166341.7, , 3220 Market [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00920703
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.526928803
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-017-0573-2