Blar i BI Open på forfatter "Gustafsson, Anders"
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Affective Computing in Marketing: Practical Implications and Research Opportunities Afforded by Emotionally Intelligent Machines
Caruelle, Delphine Sylvie Sophie; Shams, Poja; Gustafsson, Anders; Lervik-Olsen, Line (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)After years of using AI to perform cognitive tasks, marketing practitioners can now use it to perform tasks that require emotional intelligence. This advancement is made possible by the rise of afective computing, which ... -
An Extended Method to Measure Overall Consumer Satisfactionwith Packaging
Pousette, Sandra; Löfgren, Martin; Nilsson, Birgitta; Gustafsson, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)There are several reasons why people find it troublesome to use and handle consumer packages. A test method for evaluating the ease of opening of such packages was presented in the “Technical Specification” (TS) [1]. The ... -
Any way goes: identifying value constellations for service infusion in SMEs
Kowalkowski, Christian; Witell, Lars; Gustafsson, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Manufacturing firms have always delivered services, by supplying spare parts, installing equipment, training employees, or performing maintenance. In competitive markets though, firms seek new ways to differentiate their ... -
Bør vi involvere kundene?
Lervik-Olsen, Line; Gustafsson, Anders; Silseth, Pål R.; Lorentzen, Bengt G. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Stadig flere av oss leter etter lettvinte og effektive løsninger i hverdagen. Vi ønsker å redusere den tiden vi bruker på trivielle oppgaver, og heller konsentrere oss om de tingene vi interesserer oss for. Bekvemmelighet ... -
Competitive advantage through service differentiation by manufacturing companies
Gebauer, Heiko; Gustafsson, Anders; Witell, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)This paper examines the relationship among the complexity of customer needs, customer centricity, innovativeness, service differentiation, and business performance within the context of companies that have made a service ... -
Conducting Service Research that Matters
Gustafsson, Anders; Aksoy, Lerzan; Brady, Michael; McColl-Kennedy, Janet; Sirianni, Nancy; Witell, Lars; Wünderlich, Nancy V. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Purpose –The purpose of this essay is to encourage the reader to think differently about service related issues, and to strive to conduct service research that makes a transformational impact on individuals, organizations, ... -
Consumer Lying Behavior in Service Encounters
Snyder, Hannah; Witell, Lars; Gustafsson, Anders; McColl-Kennedy, Janet, R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Whether they know it or not, firms interact with lying consumers on a daily basis. However, surprisingly little is known about consumer lying behavior and its role in service encounters. Based on two empirical studies of ... -
Consumer response to online behavioral advertising in a social media context: The role of perceived ad complicity
Ghanbarpour, Tohid; Sahabeh, Easa; Gustafsson, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Brands and social media platforms are two main players in online behavioraladvertising (OBA), but the extant literature overlooks the interaction between them.Although advertising brands invest considerable resources to ... -
Creating brand engagement through in-store gamified customer experiences
Högberg, Johan; Ramberg, Marcus Olsson; Gustafsson, Anders; Wästlund, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The purpose of this study is to understand how gamification contributes to customers’ value creation in a retail context and how this value creation relates to brand engagement. The study builds on a field experiment using ... -
Customer co-creation in service innovation: a matter of communication?
Gustafsson, Anders; Kristensson, Per; Witell, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Purpose – Customer co-creation is becoming increasingly popular among companies, and intensive communication with customers is generally seen as a determinant of the success of a new service or product. This study analyzes ... -
Customer Deviance: A Framework, Prevention Strategies, and Opportunities for Future Research
Fombelle, Paul; Voorhees, Clay; Jenkins, Mason; Sidaoui, Karim; Benoit, Sabine; Gruber, Thorsten; Gustafsson, Anders; Abosag, Ibrahim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The phrase the “customer is always right” assumes that customers provide universal benefits for firms. However, in recent years, customer deviance is on the rise and the academic literature has provided little insight into ... -
Customer Experience (CX), Employee Experience (EX), and Human Experience (HX): Introductions, Interactions, and Interdisciplinary Implications
Gustafsson, Anders; Caruelle, Delphine Sylvie Sophie; Bowen, David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of what (service) experience is and examine it using three distinct perspectives: customer experience (CX), employee experience (EX), and human experience (HX). -
Customer Perceived Innovation: Considerations for Financial Performance and Methodological Approaches
Gustafsson, Anders; Ghanbarpour, Tohid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)As firms increasingly uncover their activities to key stakeholders through various media, the perception of these activities is becoming more important for firm performance. Traditionally, access to industry-wide databases ... -
Defining service innovation: a review and synthesis
Witell, Lars; Snyder, Hannah; Gustafsson, Anders; Fombelle, Paul; Kristensson, Per (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Research on service innovation appears in several research disciplines, with important contributions in marketing, management, and operations research. Although the concept is widely used, few research papers have explicitly ... -
DESIGNING SATISFYING SERVICE ENCOUNTERS: WEBSITE VERSUS STORE TOUCHPOINTS
Bolton, Ruth; Gustafsson, Anders; Tarasi, Crina; Witell, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This study investigated how touchpoints moderate the antecedents of customer satisfaction with service encounters by comparing online and in-store encounters. Construal level theory was used within the Touchpoint, Context, ... -
Does Service Employees’ Appearance Affect the Healthiness of Food Choice?
Huneke, Tabea; Benoit, Sabine; Shams, Poja; Gustafsson, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Derived from previous research on social influence on food consumption and social comparison theory, this article examines the effect of service employees’ appearance on consumers’ food choice using an experimental study, ... -
Does service employees’ appearance affect the healthiness of food choice?
Huneke, Tabea; Benoit, Sabine; Shams, Poja; Gustafsson, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Derived from previous research on social influence on food consumption and social comparison theory, this article examines the effect of service employees’ appearance on consumers’ food choice using an experimental study, ... -
Does Your Demonstration Tell the Whole Story? How a Process Mindset and Social Presence Impact the Effectiveness of Product Demonstrations
Ringler, Christine; Sirianni, Nancy J.; Peck, Joann; Gustafsson, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Product demonstrations are powerful promotional tools which can vary in how they present information, either illustrating step-by-step processes, or showcasing final outcomes customers may achieve after product usage. Our ... -
Editorial: a new dawn for qualitative service research
Witell, Lars; Holmlund, Maria; Gustafsson, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to highlight the role of qualitative research in service research. This study discusses what qualitative research is, what role it has in service research and what interest, ... -
Effects of COVID-19 on Business and Research
Donthu, Naveen; Gustafsson, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The COVID-19 outbreak is a sharp reminder that pandemics, like other rarely occurring catastrophes, have happened in the past and will continue to happen in the future. Even if we cannot prevent dangerous viruses from ...