{"citation":{"ama":"Wünderlich N, Wangenheim FV, Bitner MJ. High Tech and High Touch: A Framework for Understanding User Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Smart Interactive Services. <i>Journal of Service Research</i>. 2013;16(1):3-20.","mla":"Wünderlich, Nancy, et al. “High Tech and High Touch: A Framework for Understanding User Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Smart Interactive Services.” <i>Journal of Service Research</i>, vol. 16, no. 1, SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA, 2013, pp. 3–20.","bibtex":"@article{Wünderlich_Wangenheim_Bitner_2013, title={High Tech and High Touch: A Framework for Understanding User Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Smart Interactive Services.}, volume={16}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Service Research}, publisher={SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA}, author={Wünderlich, Nancy and Wangenheim, Florian V and Bitner, Mary Jo}, year={2013}, pages={3–20} }","ieee":"N. Wünderlich, F. V. Wangenheim, and M. J. Bitner, “High Tech and High Touch: A Framework for Understanding User Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Smart Interactive Services.,” <i>Journal of Service Research</i>, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 3–20, 2013.","short":"N. Wünderlich, F.V. Wangenheim, M.J. Bitner, Journal of Service Research 16 (2013) 3–20.","apa":"Wünderlich, N., Wangenheim, F. V., &#38; Bitner, M. J. (2013). High Tech and High Touch: A Framework for Understanding User Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Smart Interactive Services. <i>Journal of Service Research</i>, <i>16</i>(1), 3–20.","chicago":"Wünderlich, Nancy, Florian V Wangenheim, and Mary Jo Bitner. “High Tech and High Touch: A Framework for Understanding User Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Smart Interactive Services.” <i>Journal of Service Research</i> 16, no. 1 (2013): 3–20."},"user_id":"37741","department":[{"_id":"181"}],"_id":"5715","title":"High Tech and High Touch: A Framework for Understanding User Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Smart Interactive Services.","volume":16,"publisher":"SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA","author":[{"first_name":"Nancy","full_name":"Wünderlich, Nancy","id":"36392","last_name":"Wünderlich"},{"first_name":"Florian V","full_name":"Wangenheim, Florian V","last_name":"Wangenheim"},{"full_name":"Bitner, Mary Jo","last_name":"Bitner","first_name":"Mary Jo"}],"intvolume":"        16","status":"public","year":"2013","article_type":"original","publication":"Journal of Service Research","date_updated":"2022-01-06T07:02:37Z","type":"journal_article","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"date_created":"2018-11-16T09:31:00Z","keyword":["service technology","technology-mediated service","service counterpart","smart service","remote service","technology adoption"],"abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"Smart interactive services, in contrast with other technology-based services, require significant human-to-human interaction and collaboration in addition to the service provided by the embedded technology itself. The authors’ foundational Delphi study confirms smart interactive services (e.g., remote diagnosis, remote repair of equipment, and telemedicine) are a rapidly growing innovation category across industries. Yet, gaining user acceptance of these types of services presents a significant challenge for managers. To address this challenge, the authors employ a grounded theory approach, drawing on depth interviews, to develop a framework of barriers and facilitators to users’ attitudinal and behavioral responses to smart interactive services. The findings reveal a new set of beliefs that are critical in this context. These beliefs are tied to the human element and specifically pertain to beliefs about the “service counterpart (SC),” who is the provider’s employee controlling the technology. Control, trustworthiness, and collaboration beliefs emerge jointly as important and interrelated influencers tied to the SC. Contrary to conventional wisdom that focuses on features of the technology itself to gain user acceptance, this research encourages providers to emphasize the interpersonal elements of the service by providing control cues, raising social presence, and enhancing human trust mechanisms."}],"page":"3-20","issue":"1","publication_status":"published"}