Shammout, Ahmad B., Polonsky, Michael and Edwardson, Michael 2007, Relational bonds and loyalty : the bonds that tie, in ANZMAC 2007 : 3Rs, reputation responsibility relevance, University of Otago, School of Business, Dept. of Marketing, Dunedin, New Zealand, pp. 3359-3365.
Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference
Start page
3359
End page
3365
Publisher
University of Otago, School of Business, Dept. of Marketing
Place of publication
Dunedin, New Zealand
Summary
This paper explores the effect of financial, social and structural bonds on the loyalty of Arabic five star hotel guests. Three different measures of loyalty are used; attitudinal, behavioural and combined to identify how the three relational bonds affect loyalty. The results show that social and structural bonds increase all types of loyalty whereas financial bonds only increase attitudinal and combined loyalty. It is also found that bonds are perceived to be more important for high-loyal consumers as compared to low-loyal consumers. This all suggests that firms seeking to increase loyalty may need different strategies depending on the consumers being targeted.
Language
eng
Field of Research
150503 Marketing Management (incl Strategy and Customer Relations)
Socio Economic Objective
970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
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