Causal Attributions and Overall Blame of Self-Service Technology (SST) Failure: Different from Service Failures by Employee and Policy

ABSTRACTThis research explores customers’ causal attributions (locus, stability, and controllability) and overall blame following three different types of service failures: self-service technology ...

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