Hotel customers' behavioral intentions toward service robots: the role of utilitarian and hedonic values

Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of hotel customers’ perceived utilitarian and hedonic values on their intention to use service robots. In addition, the influences of innovativeness, ease of use and compatibility on hotel customers’ perceived utilitarian and hedonic values were exa...

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Autores: Bulent Ozturk, Ahmet, Pizam, Abraham, Hacikara, Ahmet, Qingxiang, An, Chaulagain, Suja, Balderas-Cejudo, Adela, Buhalis, Dimitrios, Fuchs, Galia, Tadayuki, Hara, Vieira de Souza Meira, Jessica, Sethi, Deepa, Shen, Ye, State, Olimpia, García Revilla, Mercedes Raquel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA)
Repositorio:udiMundus. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad a Distancia de Madrid
OAI Identifier:oai:udimundus.udima.es:20.500.12226/1888
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12226/1888
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Service robots
Hedonic value
Utilitarian value
ease for use
hospitality robots
Hotel robots
behavioral intention
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Sumario:Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of hotel customers’ perceived utilitarian and hedonic values on their intention to use service robots. In addition, the influences of innovativeness, ease of use and compatibility on hotel customers’ perceived utilitarian and hedonic values were examined. Design/methodology/approach The data of the current study was collected from 11 countries including the USA, UK, Turkey, Spain, Romania, Japan, Israel, India, Greece, Canada and Brazil. A structural equation modeling was used to test the study hypotheses. Findings The results indicated that hotel customers’ intention to use service robots was positively influenced by their utilitarian and hedonic value perceptions. In addition, customers’ perceptions of robots’ ease of use and compatibility had a positive impact on their perceived utilitarian and hedonic values. Originality/value The findings of the current study provide unique contributions in the context of hospitality robotics technology adoption literature. In addition, this study provides valuable insights and novel opportunities for hospitality decision-makers to capitalize on, as they strive to strategize the integration of robot-based services into their operations.