Reference : From ambivalence to trust: Using blockchain in customer loyalty programs
Scientific journals : Article
Business & economic sciences : Management information systems
Security, Reliability and Trust
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/51218
From ambivalence to trust: Using blockchain in customer loyalty programs
English
Utz, Manuel mailto [University of Bayreuth > Faculty of Law, Business & Economics]
Johanning, Simon mailto [Leipzig University > Institute for Infrastructure and Resources Management]
Roth, Tamara mailto [University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX >]
Bruckner, Thomas mailto [Leipzig University > Institute for Infrastructure and Resources Management]
Strüker, Jens mailto [University of Bayreuth > FIM Research Center, Project Group Business & Information Systems Engineering of the Fraunhofer FIT]
7-Mar-2022
International Journal of Information Management
Elsevier
Yes (verified by ORBilu)
International
0268-4012
1873-4707
Oxford
United Kingdom
[en] Ambivalence ; Blockchain ; Customer loyalty ; Design Science Research ; Distrust ; Trust
[en] Global initiatives on climate protection and national sustainability policies are accelerating the replacement of fossil fuels with renewable energy sources. Many electricity suppliers are engaged in efforts to monetize this transition with ‘green’ services and products, such as Green Electricity Tariffs. These promise customers that their supply includes a specific share of green electricity, yet since electricity suppliers often fail to deliver on those promises, many customers have lost trust in their suppliers. Further information asymmetries may not only exacerbate this loss of trust, but also spark distrust and lead to an overall feeling of ambivalence. Eventually, ambivalent customers may feel inclined to switch suppliers. To prevent this domino effect, electricity suppliers must eliminate ambivalence by increasing customer trust and reducing customer distrust. Here, we discuss how these challenges can be met with a customer loyalty program built on blockchain technology. We developed the program following a Design Science Research approach that facilitated refinement in four iteration and evaluation cycles. Our results indicate that the developed customer loyalty program restores trust, reduces distrust, and resolves customer ambivalence by providing four features: improved customer agency, sufficient and verifiable information, appropriate levels of usability, and unobstructed data access.
Fonds National de la Recherche - FnR
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/51218
10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2022.102496
FnR ; FNR14783405 > Gilbert Fridgen > FiReSpARX > Fintech/Regtech In Space For Trustful Autonomous Robotic Interaction > 01/07/2021 > 30/06/2024 > 2020

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