The "Terminal" Effects of Service Failure on Airlines: Examining Service Recovery with Justice Theory Academic Article

abstract

• The objective of this research was to examine airline passengers service recovery assessments. In addition, the impact of loyalty was examined with relation to postrecovery satisfaction, word-of-mouth communication, and purchase intent. Rawlss justice theory guided the study. Data were collected via self-reported measure from Mturk and revealed that air travelers level of satisfaction of service recovery was impacted by all three justice dimensions. It was further found that the most effective recovery strategy for airline management would likely be to focus on providing compensation beyond expectations. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed.

authors

• Petrick, James

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF TRAVEL RESEARCH

author list (cited authors)

• Migacz, S. J., Zou, S. S., & Petrick, J. F.

citation count

• 90

complete list of authors

• Migacz, Steven J||Zou, Suiwen Sharon||Petrick, James F

publication date

• January 2018

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Travel Research  Journal

keywords

• Justice Theory
• Repurchase Intent
• Satisfaction
• Service Recovery
• Wom

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/0047287516684979

start page

• 83

end page

• 98

volume

• 57

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047287516684979

user-defined tag

• 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions