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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDPM.2014.12.1.241

The Role of Relational Commitment and its Antecedents in User Loyalty of Mobile Messenger Services  

Kim, Byoungsoo (Dept. of Business Administration, Seoul Women's University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.12, no.1, 2014 , pp. 241-251 More about this Journal
Abstract
Mobile messenger services (MMSs), such as Kakaotalk, Wetalk, Line, and Whatsapp, are gaining popularity worldwide because of communicating with other people without any cost. We examined key antecedents of user loyalty to understand user's decision-making process in the MMS environment. To capture a long-term relationship with service providers, we posit relational commitment and user satisfaction as key predictors of user loyalty. Moreover, the effects of perceived usefulness, perceived enjoyment, and corporate image on user's decision-making processes were examined. The proposed model was tested by applying partial least squares to data from 220 experienced Kakaotalk users. The findings of this study found that both relational commitment and user satisfaction play an important role in enhancing user loyalty in the MMS context. The analysis results indicate that corporate image influences relational commitment and user loyalty through user satisfaction. The analysis results help MMS providers establish management or marketing strategies to effectively improve user loyalty.
Keywords
Mobile messenger services; Relational Commitment; Corporate Image; User Loyalty;
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