Influence of perceived innovativeness, customer perceived values and attitude towards customer value co-creation behaviour in dessert cafés

Dessert cafés are becoming increasingly popular as people embrace the new trend of enjoying after-meal treats. Dessert café owners and managers have been searching for ways of gaining a competitive differentiation to thrive in the fierce competition brought on by rival local shops and well-establ...

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Main Author: Ling, Esther Sii Wei
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spelling my-upm-ir.1136672024-11-13T06:39:01Z Influence of perceived innovativeness, customer perceived values and attitude towards customer value co-creation behaviour in dessert cafés 2023-01 Ling, Esther Sii Wei Dessert cafés are becoming increasingly popular as people embrace the new trend of enjoying after-meal treats. Dessert café owners and managers have been searching for ways of gaining a competitive differentiation to thrive in the fierce competition brought on by rival local shops and well-established international dessert chains. The present study highlights customer perceived innovativeness and its influence on customer perceived values, attitudes, and value co-creation, which can lead to unique experiences that meet customer needs and preferences and provide a competitive advantage. By understanding the mechanism of the customer value co-creation process, dessert café practitioners can gain insight into customer perceptions and encourage more value co-creation activities. Building on the value-attitude-behaviour model, service-dominant logic, and equity theory, the interrelationships of customer perceived innovativeness, three-dimensional customer perceived value, customer attitude, and customer value co-creation behaviour were investigated. This study determined the contribution of first-order innovativeness dimensions, namely menu, technology-based service, experiential, and promotional, to the second-order customer perceived innovativeness construct. Moreover, the mediating effects of perceived values and attitude on the relationship between perceived innovativeness and value co-creation behaviour were examined. Selfadministered questionnaires were distributed online to dessert café customers who have visited and are familiar with one of Malaysia’s twelve dessert café brands. A total of 378 valid responses were used for data analysis. By using the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique, the findings revealed that menu innovativeness is the highest contributor to the second-order customer perceived innovativeness, followed by experiential innovativeness. The findings demonstrated that customer perceived innovativeness was significantly related to perceived values, attitude, and value co-creation behaviour. In addition, functional value acted as a complementary mediator between perceived innovativeness and value co-creation behaviour. Attitude complementarily mediated customer perceived innovativeness and value co-creation behaviour, and fully mediated between emotional value and value co-creation behaviour. Finally, emotional value and attitude worked as a serial mediator between perceived innovativeness and value co-creation behaviour. This study advanced theoretical knowledge on the significant role of perceived innovativeness in increasing perceived values, inducing a positive attitude, and eventually intensifying value co-creation behaviour. The findings provide guidance to dessert café practitioners for improving their innovativeness, emphasizing emotional value and attitude, which can enhance customers' willingness to co-create value. Consumer behavior Food service Desserts 2023-01 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113667/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113667/1/113667.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Consumer behavior Food service Desserts Chua, Bee Lia
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
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language English
advisor Chua, Bee Lia
topic Consumer behavior
Food service
Desserts
spellingShingle Consumer behavior
Food service
Desserts
Ling, Esther Sii Wei
Influence of perceived innovativeness, customer perceived values and attitude towards customer value co-creation behaviour in dessert cafés
description Dessert cafés are becoming increasingly popular as people embrace the new trend of enjoying after-meal treats. Dessert café owners and managers have been searching for ways of gaining a competitive differentiation to thrive in the fierce competition brought on by rival local shops and well-established international dessert chains. The present study highlights customer perceived innovativeness and its influence on customer perceived values, attitudes, and value co-creation, which can lead to unique experiences that meet customer needs and preferences and provide a competitive advantage. By understanding the mechanism of the customer value co-creation process, dessert café practitioners can gain insight into customer perceptions and encourage more value co-creation activities. Building on the value-attitude-behaviour model, service-dominant logic, and equity theory, the interrelationships of customer perceived innovativeness, three-dimensional customer perceived value, customer attitude, and customer value co-creation behaviour were investigated. This study determined the contribution of first-order innovativeness dimensions, namely menu, technology-based service, experiential, and promotional, to the second-order customer perceived innovativeness construct. Moreover, the mediating effects of perceived values and attitude on the relationship between perceived innovativeness and value co-creation behaviour were examined. Selfadministered questionnaires were distributed online to dessert café customers who have visited and are familiar with one of Malaysia’s twelve dessert café brands. A total of 378 valid responses were used for data analysis. By using the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique, the findings revealed that menu innovativeness is the highest contributor to the second-order customer perceived innovativeness, followed by experiential innovativeness. The findings demonstrated that customer perceived innovativeness was significantly related to perceived values, attitude, and value co-creation behaviour. In addition, functional value acted as a complementary mediator between perceived innovativeness and value co-creation behaviour. Attitude complementarily mediated customer perceived innovativeness and value co-creation behaviour, and fully mediated between emotional value and value co-creation behaviour. Finally, emotional value and attitude worked as a serial mediator between perceived innovativeness and value co-creation behaviour. This study advanced theoretical knowledge on the significant role of perceived innovativeness in increasing perceived values, inducing a positive attitude, and eventually intensifying value co-creation behaviour. The findings provide guidance to dessert café practitioners for improving their innovativeness, emphasizing emotional value and attitude, which can enhance customers' willingness to co-create value.
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title Influence of perceived innovativeness, customer perceived values and attitude towards customer value co-creation behaviour in dessert cafés
title_short Influence of perceived innovativeness, customer perceived values and attitude towards customer value co-creation behaviour in dessert cafés
title_full Influence of perceived innovativeness, customer perceived values and attitude towards customer value co-creation behaviour in dessert cafés
title_fullStr Influence of perceived innovativeness, customer perceived values and attitude towards customer value co-creation behaviour in dessert cafés
title_full_unstemmed Influence of perceived innovativeness, customer perceived values and attitude towards customer value co-creation behaviour in dessert cafés
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