CARLY FRENNEA AND VIKAS MITTAL The authors synthesize research on the relationship between customer satisfaction (CS) and customer- and firm-level outcomes in a meta-analytic framework. Overall, the results point to positive associations between CS and customer behaviors, financial performance, and shareholder value. However, the magnitude of the relationship between CS and firm-level outcomes is smaller than that between CS and customer-level outcomes. Moderator analysis shows substantial variability in the effect sizes reported across customer-level studies, which can be partially attributed to contextual factors and measurement characteristics. The authors conclude with a discussion of the theoretical and managerial implications of these…
C-CUBES™February 20, 2018