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abstract

This paper examines whether customers with a strong relationship do or do not react more favorably to different compensation amounts, compared to weak relationship customers. Drawing on a wide range of compensation amounts (eleven conditions between 0%–200%), Study 1 (hotel context) supports a moderating effect of relationship quality: the nonlinear curve progression between compensation and recovery satisfaction is less concave for strong—compared to weak—relationship customers. In particular, both customer groups are equally responsive to low compensation, but strong relationship customers react more favorably to high compensation. Study 2 demonstrates that this nonlinear pattern holds true for a different setting (restaurant context), and for customers' overall satisfaction judgment. Further, it supports that the moderating effect of relationship quality is mediated by perceived reciprocity. We discuss the theoretical implications for the recovery literature and formulate recommendations for the compensation that firms should offer to their best vs. normal customers.

5. Overall discussion

5.1. Theoretical implications We discuss the theoretical implications by referring to the three contributions outlined in our introduction: 1) relationship quality affects the nonlinear pattern of the compensation—satisfaction path; 2) perceived reciprocity plays a key mediating role; and 3) the optimal compensation for high vs. low relationship quality customers differs for transaction-specific satisfaction compared to overall satisfaction.