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The effects of music, wait-length evaluation, and mood on a low-cost wait experience.

SelectedWorks Author Profiles:

Karin Braunsberger

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2003

Abstract

Waiting time research has implicitly assumed customers incur high waiting costs during service delays. However, few studies have explicitly measured customer perceptions of waiting costs. Our study examined the effects of judgment about music, wait-length evaluation, and customer mood on subjects’ overall experience evaluations in a low-cost wait situation. Results showed that while music likeability influenced both wait-length evaluation and mood, only mood contributed to subjects’ evaluation of their overall experience. Implications of the findings for research and practice are discussed.

Comments

Abstract only. Full-text article is available through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Journal of Business Research, 56(6), 421. doi:10.1016/S0148-2963(01)00244-2 Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.

Language

en_US

Publisher

Elsevier Science Inc.

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