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ArticlePloS one2025

Robot or human? Manoeuvring switching intention after robot service failure.

Wing Han Helen Lee, Suk Ha Grace Chan, Binglin Martin Tang, Zhiwen Song

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Article in PloS one, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Wing Han Helen LeeInstitute of Management and Health, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea, The United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9272-0288
Suk Ha Grace ChanSchool of Liberal Arts, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao SAR, China.
Binglin Martin TangSchool of Tourism and History Culture, Chizhou University, Chizhou City, Anhui Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9110-7003
Zhiwen SongFaculty of Business, City University of Macau, Macao SAR, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7745-5910

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study attempts to scrutinise tourists' switching intentions towards human service after a robot service failure, with the zone of tolerance and trust on stance in technology as moderators. The study adopts the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology as a conceptual framework. Quantitative approach through is adopted. Specifically, the retrospective survey is designed to recall robot-service failures," A total of 330 valid samples were collected and structural equation modelling was employed for data analysis. The findings revealed an insignificant direct effect of tourists' switching intentions towards human services after a robot service failure. The findings validate the moderating effects of the zone of tolerance and trust stance on technology on tourists' customer (dis)satisfaction in terms of severity and controllability while denying the reliability aspect. This study fills the literature gap by elucidating paradoxical switching intention and conceptualising work on human-robot behavioural intentions. The study provides theoretical and practical contributions, with limitations and recommendations for future research directions.

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IntentionRoboticsTourismAdultConsumer BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesTrustYoung Adult

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PMID41187129
PMCPMC12585040

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