Title

The Effect of Affect and Trust on Commitment in Retail Store Relationships

Authors

Arjun Chaudhuri, Fairfield UniversityFollow
Mark S. Ligas, Fairfield UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Article Version

Publisher's PDF

Publication Date

Fall 2003

Abstract

This paper extends the study of relational exchange to retail markets. We propose that certain individual level determinants (perceived differences between stores and prior experience) are determinants of store commitment. Store trust and store affect are also modeled as intervening variables in the process. Survey data of consumers at a retail store with an affective environment provide evidence that experience is both directly and indirectly (through trust) related to store commitment, while perceived differences is indirectly related to store commitment through both trust and affect generated by the store.

Comments

Copyright 2003 The Marketing Management Association

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Publication Title

The Marketing Management Journal

Repository Citation

Chaudhuri, Arjun and Ligas, Mark S., "The Effect of Affect and Trust on Commitment in Retail Store Relationships" (2003). Business Faculty Publications. 84.
https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/business-facultypubs/84

Published Citation

Chaudhuri, A. and Ligas, M. (2003). The Effect of Affect and Trust on Commitment in Retail Store Relationships, 13(2), 45-53.

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