Cited by 386Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorEmployee Performance and Motivation

Missing link in the service profit chain: A meta-analytic review of the antecedents, consequences, and moderators of service climate.

Hong, Ying, Liao, Hui, Hu, Jia, Jiang, Kaifeng·2013·Journal of Applied Psychology

Abstract

Service climate captures employees' consensual perceptions of organizations' emphasis on service quality. Although many studies have examined the foundation issues and outcomes of service climate, there is a lack of a comprehensive model explicating the antecedents, outcomes, and moderators of service climate. The current study fills this void in the literature. By conducting a meta-analysis of 58 independent samples (N = 9,363), we found support for service climate as a critical linkage between internal and external service parameters. In addition, we found differential effects of service-oriented versus general human resource practices and leadership on service climate, as well as disparate impacts of service climate contingent on types of service, measures of service climate, and sources of rating. Research and practical implications are discussed.

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Authors
Hong, Y., Liao, H., Hu, J., & Jiang, K.
Affiliations
  • McMaster University (CA)
  • University of Maryland, College Park (US)
  • University of Notre Dame (US)
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Venue
Journal of Applied Psychology
Published
2013
Volume
98
Issue
2
Pages
237-267
ISSN
  • 0021-9010 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1854
OpenAlex
W2110930378
Cited by
386
References
183
Citations by year
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FWCI
58.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Applied Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employee Performance and Motivation
Keywords
service climate, service quality, service profit chain, leadership, service types, employee perceptions
MeSH terms
Commerce, Humans, Leadership, Personnel Management, Organizational Culture

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