Enhancing chatbot effectiveness: The role of anthropomorphic conversational styles and time orientation

R Roy, V Naidoo - Journal of Business Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Chatbots are increasingly engaged in retail settings, although research shows that
consumers typically prefer engaging with humans over chatbots. Past literature has argued …

Someone out there? A study on the social presence of anthropomorphized chatbots

E Konya-Baumbach, M Biller, S von Janda - Computers in Human Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
Companies are increasingly employing text-based chatbots as a time and cost-efficient way
to interact with customers. While companies begin to explore anthropomorphic chatbot …

It'sa Match! The effects of chatbot anthropomorphization and chatbot gender on consumer behavior

A Zogaj, PM Mähner, L Yang, DK Tscheulin - Journal of Business Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Chatbots are increasingly used as substitutes for human service agents in online shops.
This has led researchers to analyze how chatbot characteristics influence consumer …

Enhancing customer satisfaction with chatbots: the influence of anthropomorphic communication styles and anthropomorphised roles

Y Xu, J Zhang, R Chi, G Deng - Nankai Business Review International, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Chatbots are increasingly used in online retail settings and are becoming a
powerful tool for brands to engage customers. However, consumers' satisfaction with these …

Blame the bot: Anthropomorphism and anger in customer–chatbot interactions

C Crolic, F Thomaz, R Hadi… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Chatbots have become common in digital customer service contexts across many industries.
While many companies choose to humanize their customer service chatbots (eg, giving …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing customer satisfaction with chatbots: The influence of communication styles and consumer attachment anxiety

Y Xu, J Zhang, G Deng - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chatbots are increasingly occupying the online retailing landscape, and the volume of
consumer-chatbot service interactions is exploding. Even so, it still remains unclear how …

Living up to the chatbot hype: The influence of anthropomorphic design cues and communicative agency framing on conversational agent and company perceptions

T Araujo - Computers in human behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Disembodied conversational agents in the form of chatbots are increasingly becoming a
reality on social media and messaging applications, and are a particularly pressing topic for …

The impact of anthropomorphism on consumers' purchase decision in chatbot commerce

MC Han - Journal of Internet Commerce, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Numerous businesses have employed chatbots with a human-like speaking ability to assist
customers with online shopping and customer service; however, it is uncertain whether or …

Chatbots in e-commerce: The effect of chatbot language style on customers' continuance usage intention and attitude toward brand

M Li, R Wang - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of chatbots has grown in popularity in recent years, leading to an increasing
interest among academics and practitioners. This study investigates the effect of chatbot …

“It's on its way”: Chatbots applied for online food delivery services, social or task-oriented interaction style?

R De Cicco, SCLC Silva… - Journal of Foodservice …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Research has yet to explore the spread of chatbots into the foodservice delivery sector and
its impact on the customer's experience, especially in a moment when the Internet seems to …