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Development of a Service Continuance Model with IT Service Antecedents
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
  • Kwabena G. Boakye, Georgia Southern University
  • Thomas McGinnis, Grand Valley State University
  • Victor R. Prybutok, University of North Texas
  • Audhesh K. Paswan, University of North Texas
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2014
DOI
10.1016/j.jretconser.2014.05.004
Abstract

This study make provides service marketers, particularly those delivering information technology (IT) related service, with insight to the factors that consumers use when evaluating IT services. We develop a service continuance model that includes the antecedents of the consumer׳s decision to continue using information technology (IT) related services in a B2C service environment. Using data from the smart phone service consumers, a covariance-based structural equation modeling analysis is used to test the research model. Results from our empirical study suggest that the association between service usefulness and service continuation intention is fully mediated by service satisfaction. Though both system-service quality and customer-service quality are positively associated with service satisfaction, consumers of IT related services attach greater importance to system-service quality than to custom service quality. Likewise, the indirect path to service continuation intention is stronger in system-service quality than in customer-service quality. Our findings have practical implication for growing market share in IT related services by recognizing the importance of system-service quality in technology service delivery.

Citation Information
Kwabena G. Boakye, Thomas McGinnis, Victor R. Prybutok and Audhesh K. Paswan. "Development of a Service Continuance Model with IT Service Antecedents" Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services Vol. 21 Iss. 5 (2014) p. 717 - 724 ISSN: 0969-6989
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kwabena-boakye/19/