Good but not so great: The impact of chain affiliation on guest satisfaction and guest satisfaction extremeness |
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| Institution: | 1. ESSEC Business School, 95021, Cergy Pontoise Cedex, France;2. NYU School of Professional Studies, Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality, New York, NY, 10003, United States;1. Dedman College of Hospitality Management, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-2541, United States;2. Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States;3. School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, United States;1. Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management, University of Houston, 4450 University Dr. #227, Houston, TX, 77204, United States;2. Department of Hotel Management, Cheju Halla University, 28 Halladae-gil, Heungeop-myeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea;3. Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, Florida International University, Biscayne Bay Campus, 3000 Northeast 151 Street, North Miami, LF, 33181, United States;1. School of Hospitality Leadership, College of Business, East Carolina University, Rivers West 311, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, USA;2. Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida, 9907 Universal Blvd., Orlando, FL 32819, USA;1. School of Business Administration, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 611130, China;2. School of Hospitality Business Management, Carson College of Business, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99163, USA;3. Senior Research Fellow, School of Tourism & Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa;1. College of Management, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China;2. School of Management, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China;3. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Department, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Shanghai, China;4. Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;5. School of Management, CISME, Zhijiang College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China |
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| Abstract: | Chain affiliation is widespread in the hotel industry. It has also attracted a lot of academic attention. While a large number of studies have examined whether affiliated hotels outperform independent hotels in terms of occupancy, ADR and RevPAR, research on the chain affiliation - guest satisfaction relationship is scarce. In this study, we explore the impact of chain affiliation on guest satisfaction and guest satisfaction extremeness, which is defined as the extent to which a hotel’s guest satisfaction deviates from the industry average. We also examine whether the relationships between chain affiliation, guest satisfaction and guest satisfaction extremeness are contingent on market segments. Using a large sample of 35.000 hotels, we find evidence that chain affiliation increases guest satisfaction, but decreases guest satisfaction extremeness. In addition, the positive chain affiliation - guest satisfaction relationship and the negative chain affiliation - guest satisfaction relationship are stronger in higher quality market segments. Taken together, our findings suggest that chain affiliation is a double-edged sword for hotels, particularly in higher quality market segments. |
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| Keywords: | Hotels Chain affiliation Guest satisfaction Resource based view Expectancy disconfirmation perspective |
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