Investigating performing-arts organizations between customer education and performance quality

Data inizio
30 giugno 2016
Durata (mesi) 
36
Dipartimenti
Management
Responsabili (o referenti locali)
Brunetti Federico

This research project aims to investigate nonprofit performing-arts organizations that currently face several challenges due for example to scarcity of funding and increased competition from the entertainment industry.
With specific reference to opera, this project explores customer education programs (CEPs) in Italy in order to improve their service experience because opera requires a certain level of customer education to be appreciated. Taking into account the Lyric Opera Theatres and Foundations (LOTFs) industry as investigation field, this research investigates both CEPs in Italy and the effect of perceived performance quality and customer education on customer attitudinal loyalty to opera from a cross-country perspective.
The expected results are the following: 1) most CEPs are targeted to young students and teachers and include a variety of activities such as meetings, rehearsals, tours, and laboratories. They are organized mainly from October to April/May, generally in theatres. CEPs pursue cultural, social and educational goals. They present a wide range of prices and use quite traditional learning tools. 2) higher levels of perceived service quality and customer education positively affect attitudinal loyalty.
Practical implications can be provided to performing-arts managers. 
 

Partecipanti al progetto

Angelo Bonfanti
Professore associato
Federico Brunetti
Professore ordinario
Vania Vigolo
Professore associato
Aree di ricerca coinvolte dal progetto
Gestione dei servizi
Service management
Gestione del turismo
Tourism management
Pubblicazioni
Titolo Autori Anno
Empowering customer education: a research agenda for marketing studies Brunetti, Federico; Bonfanti, Angelo; Vigolo, Vania 2016
Effects of Customer Education in Terms of Customer Perceived Value: The Role of Customer Evaluation Skills Bonfanti, Angelo; Brunetti, Federico 2015
Customer Education, Evaluation Skills And Perceived Value: A Theoretical Framework Bonfanti, Angelo; Brunetti, Federico 2014

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