This study adopts fee thresholds to measure users' fee sensitivity and employs a two-step logit model to predict a phone user's probability of choosing a certain service provider. The results indicate that the choice probability can be overestimated if the reference fee effect is not taken into...

Purpose This research aims to predict private club members’ intentions to switch service providers based on the benefit exchange theory through a structural model with a second-order factor. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a qualitative procedure to develop a functional, social and...

Purpose – The aim of this study is to explore the attractiveness of tourist night markets by looking at the dual nature of retail service and tourism from a supply-side perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted field observations to understand the offerings at night...

Purpose This study aims to analyze and explain the characteristics and findings in previous studies of switching behavior and identifies the developments within this topic in order to improve its current understanding. Design/methodology/approach The authors construct a literature database of...

This paper uses a binary logit model to investigate the factors that influence subscribers to stay or migrate based on the competitive nature of Taiwan's mobile phone industry and subscribers' habit formation regarding service providers. The results show that subscribers' satisfaction, switching...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to provide a data mining approach for classifying Taiwanese healthcare institutions based on customer value assessment. Each institution type has developed its own marketing strategy along with relationship management strategies....