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Customization, Network Effect, Service Quality and Customer Loyalty : An Investigation of Music Streaming Services

고객화, 네트워크 효과, 서비스 품질 및 고객 충성도 : 음원 스트리밍 서비스를 중심으로

  • Received : 2019.10.17
  • Accepted : 2019.10.23
  • Published : 2019.10.31
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Abstract

The global music industry has been growing steadily every year. In particular, the proportion of music streaming services in the overall market are expanding. It shows same pattern in domestic market. Also, several companies are providing music streaming services competitively. It is clear that there is growing interest in effective operations of music streaming services. In this study, we examine the impact of customization and network effect on service quality and customer loyalty. We collect survey data and analyze relationships between latent variables using structural equations modeling. We find that customization and network effect of music streaming services positively affect service quality. However, the effect of customization on customer loyalty is not significant and there is a negative effect of network effect on customer loyalty. Finally, we find that service quality works as a mediator between customization and customer loyalty, and service quality also works as a mediator between network effect and customer loyalty.

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