Hotel guest-robot interaction experience: A scale development and validation

IF 7.6 1区管理学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management Pub Date : 2023-11-28 DOI:10.1016/j.jhtm.2023.10.015

Shujie Fang , Xiaoyun Han , Shuping Chen

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Service robots is an emerging topic in tourism and hospitality industry. The success of service robots' adoption primarily lies in effective tourist-robot interaction. However, little research has fully explored tourist perception of interaction with service robots. This study aimed to develop a scale for measuring guest-robot interaction experience in hotel context. We utilized a rigorous scale development procedure. First, the construct domain was specified. Second, items were generated by literature review and interviews and then estimated by content validity. Third, data was collected to test the measures: 345 respondents were used for item purification and 307 respondents for scale validation. Ultimately, a four-dimensional (perceived competence, sense of closeness, interaction comfort, and pleasant experience) scale with 18 items was confirmed. This study contributes by providing a useful tool for comprehensively understanding hotel guests’ perception of interaction with service robots and future related research. Implications for hotel management and directions for further research are also discussed.

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Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management Multiple-

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13.30

自引率

8.40%

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177

审稿时长

45 days

期刊介绍： Journal Name: Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management Affiliation: Official journal of CAUTHE (Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education Inc.) Scope: Broad range of topics including: Tourism and travel management Leisure and recreation studies Emerging field of event management Content: Contains both theoretical and applied research papers Encourages submission of results of collaborative research between academia and industry.