“…The pair has received considerable attention from hotel managers and hospitality researchers. Previous research showed that effective service recovery could contribute to a) customer satisfaction; b) positive word of mouth; c) customer loyalty; and ultimately d) help increasing the business profit (Hart, Heskett, & Sasser Jr, 1990;Spreng, Harrell, & Mackoy, 1995;Tax, Brown, & Chandrashekaran, 1998).…”