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- MakaleAçık Erişim2025THE MODERATING ROLE OF PRICE SENSITIVITY AND THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SWITCHING COSTS IN THE MOBILE OPERATOR SWITCHING BEHAVIOR OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN TURKEY; [MODERATORSKA ULOGA CJENOVNE OSJETLJIVOSTI I MEDIJACIJSKA ULOGA TROŠKOVA PROMJENE U PONAŠANJU PROMJENE MOBILNOG OPERATORA KOD STUDENATA SVEUČILIŠTA U TURSKOJ]
Avci, Ibrahim
Purpose – The aim of this research study is to assess the effects of service quality and satisfaction on intentions of university students to switch operators, as well as the moderating function of price sensitivity in these effects. Furthermore, the influence of switching costs as a mediator between operator switching intention and operator switching behavior is investigated. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative research involving students from a Turkish university was conducted. The research hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling (partial least squares regression) using data from 425 students. Findings and implications – The analysis revealed that service quality had a positive influence and satisfaction had a negative effect on operator switching intention, with price sensitivity acting as a moderator in the relationship between satisfaction and switching intention. It was also determined that operator switching cost plays a partial mediator role in the link between operator switching intention and behavior. Research findings will help organizations understand the elements that affect switching intentions and behavior. It is proposed that operator businesses pay attention to customer satisfaction and implement retention and acquisition tactics. Limitations – The research was limited to operator switching. Furthermore, the findings are specific to the survey participants and cannot be generalized. Originality/value – The fact that the moderating role of price sensitivity and the mediating role of switching cost are investigated in this research highlights its significance, while the findings in this context make significant contributions to the field by filling a gap in the literature.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024EVALUATION OF CONSUMERS’ USE OF SMART ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANERS UNDER EXTENDED EXPECTATIONCONFIRMATION MODEL; [VREDNOVANJE PROVEDENO MEĐU POTROŠAČIMA PAMETNIH ROBOTSKIH USISAVAČA U OKVIRU PROŠIRENOGA MODELA POTVRDE OČEKIVANJA]
Avci, Ibrahim; Kocan, Mahmut; Kirmizibiber, Ahmet
Purpose – The present research study extends the Expectation-Confirmation Model (ECM) by focusing on satisfaction, continuance intention, and recommendation intention among smart robotic vacuum cleaner users. The impacts of battery life concern and perceived privacy factors on satisfaction and continuance intention of the smart robotic vacuum cleaner were investigated by adding the variables of battery life concern, perceived privacy, and recommendation intention in the ECM. Design/methodology/approach – The participants of this study consisted of smart robotic vacuum cleaner users in Turkey. The snowball sampling method, as one of the non-random sampling methods, was used to reach the participants; data was collected using an online survey created with Google Forms, asking the participants to share the survey link with people around them who have smart robotic vacuum cleaners. A total of 218 smart robotic vacuum cleaner users participated in the study between March 1 and May 1, 2023. Findings and implications – Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used as the data analysis technique in the study. While the ECM was confirmed as a result of the SEM analysis, an important finding was that consumers with battery life concerns intend to continue using the smart robotic vacuum cleaner despite a negative relationship between battery life concern and satisfaction. While the effect of perceived privacy on continuance intention was not significant, satisfaction was found to have a significant effect on continuance intention. Given that rtificial intelligence-related businesses face fierce competition, organizations that wish to prosper in this environment must excel in a variety of areas, ranging from product design to marketing and from sales policies to post-sales assistance. Considering the findings, determining the factors that affect the satisfaction and intention to continue using robot vacuum cleaners will be a guide for smart robot vacuum cleaner manufacturers and marketers. At the same time, the fact that the issue has been investigated within the framework of a model will also make significant contributions to the literature. Limitations – Different factors influence smart robotic vacuum cleaner users’ satisfaction and desire to continue using them, but only battery-life concerns and perceived privacy variables were incorporated into the ECM model in this research study. Another limitation is connected to the research sample. Because the snowball sampling method was employed to obtain data for the research, its findings cannot be generalized as they cover only smart robotic vacuum cleaner users who participated in the survey. Originality/value – The ECM employed in the study was expanded by including the variables of battery-life concern, perceived privacy, and recommendation intention. A general lack of information among potential consumers regarding artificial intelligence and smart robotic vacuum cleaners, which is highly fascinating and a source of curiosity, as well as the lack of research on this issue in the literature, underscore the significance of this research study. By integrating and expanding the ECM for application to consumers using smart robotic vacuum cleaners, this study adds a fresh viewpoint to the literature.
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