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Customer service experience for a smart automated coffee vending machine

Customer service experience for a smart automated coffee vending machine This research examined the influence of the service attribute components of a smart automated coffee vending machine on the enjoyment and choice behaviour of customers from the perspective of the Stimulus-Organism-Response paradigm.Design/methodology/approachTo gain an improved understanding of the influential factors that can yield the desired study outcomes, this research employed sufficiency logic and necessity logic to provide insights and practical implications for research.FindingsWhile this study identified “special benefits” as a sufficient factor to induce both enjoyment and choice behaviour, “interactive experience” and “ease of use” were found to be the fundamental factors for achieving these two desirable outcomes.Originality/valueThis research extends beyond the conventional approach of symmetric analysis by incorporating necessary condition analysis to explore the essential conditions necessary for enjoyment and choice behaviours during automated-vending-machine consumption. The smart feature, highlighted by the ‘interactive experience,’ is revealed as one of the necessary factors in fostering enjoyment and influencing consumer choice of beverages from smart automated vending machines. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management Emerald Publishing

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
0959-0552
DOI
10.1108/ijrdm-02-2024-0063
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Abstract

This research examined the influence of the service attribute components of a smart automated coffee vending machine on the enjoyment and choice behaviour of customers from the perspective of the Stimulus-Organism-Response paradigm.Design/methodology/approachTo gain an improved understanding of the influential factors that can yield the desired study outcomes, this research employed sufficiency logic and necessity logic to provide insights and practical implications for research.FindingsWhile this study identified “special benefits” as a sufficient factor to induce both enjoyment and choice behaviour, “interactive experience” and “ease of use” were found to be the fundamental factors for achieving these two desirable outcomes.Originality/valueThis research extends beyond the conventional approach of symmetric analysis by incorporating necessary condition analysis to explore the essential conditions necessary for enjoyment and choice behaviours during automated-vending-machine consumption. The smart feature, highlighted by the ‘interactive experience,’ is revealed as one of the necessary factors in fostering enjoyment and influencing consumer choice of beverages from smart automated vending machines.

Journal

International Journal of Retail & Distribution ManagementEmerald Publishing

Published: Oct 16, 2024

Keywords: Human-machine; Smart vending machine; SOR; Service experience; NCA

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