Jay Kandampully

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Professor, Department of Human Sciences

Program Area: Consumer Sciences

(614) 688-4583
kandampully.1@osu.edu

Biography

Jay Kandampully is a professor of Service Management and Hospitality in the Department of Human Sciences. He also serves as visiting professor at University of Naples Federico II, Italy and at Furtwangen University, Germany. 

Kandampully is the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Service Management (JOSM) and serves on the editorial advisory board of 10 refereed international journals. He serves as the CTF International Fellow at the University of Karlstad, Sweden and International Fellow at the University of Namur, Belgium.

He holds a PhD in service quality management, and an MBA, specializing in services marketing, both from the University of Exeter, England. His professional qualification is in Hotel Management from Salzburg, Austria and from the University College Birmingham, UK. His educational qualifications have been well supported by nine years managerial experience in Europe, India and in the USA.  Additionally, he speaks six languages.

Kandampully was instrumental in developing service marketing/management programs at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, Lincoln University in New Zeland and at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Kandampully’s most recent book is entitled “Service Management Principles for Hospitality and Tourism” (coauthor David Solnet). Kandampully is the author of the bestselling textbook “Services Management: The New Paradigm in Hospitality” (translated into Chinese), and the lead editor of the book, “Service Quality Management”, (translated into Chinese, Korean and Arabic). He is the editor of the following books: “Service Management: The new Paradigm in Retailing” (this book is translated into Chinese); “Service Management in Health and Wellness Services”; “Customer Experience Management: Enhancing Experience and Value through Service Management.

Additionally, he has published more than 130 articles and has presented numerous papers at international conferences on issues relating to service management and marketing, service brands and service innovations. Jay is cited by Stanford University’s Index 2021 of top 2% scientists in their fields, based on citations of research.  

Education

  • PhD, School of Business and Economics, University of Exeter, U.K., 1994
    • Dissertation topic: Service Quality Management
  • MBA, School of Business and Economics, University of Exeter, U.K., 1990
    • Dissertation topic: Services Marketing
  • HCIM, Hotel Catering and Institutional Management, University College Birmingham, Birmingham, U.K., 1987
  • HM, Hotel Management, Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management, Schloss Klessheim, Salzburg, Austria, 1981

Research Interests

Experience

Service

  • Editor-in-Chief : Journal of Service Management
  • Chair: Service Education Research and Innovation Initiative.
  • Chair: International Research Symposium in Service Management
  • Serves on the Editorial Advisory Board Member of the following Journals:
      1. Journal of Service Theory and Practice
      2. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
      3. International Journal of Services, Economics and Management
      4. International Journal of Service Management and Sustainability
      5. Management Decision
      6. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism
      7. Tourism Today
      8. Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism
      9. The International Journal of Sustainable Hospitality
      10. Research in Hospitality Management

Selected Publications

Books Published

  1. J. Kandampully and Solnet, D., (2018) Service Management Principles for Hospitality and Tourism, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, USA (Third Edition).
  2. J. Kandampully and Solnet, D., (2015) Service Management Principles for Hospitality and Tourism, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, USA (Second Edition). 
  3. J. Kandampully (2014) Customer Experience Management: Enhancing Experience and Value through Service Management. (ed), Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, USA.
  4. J. Kandampully (2013) Service Management in Health and Wellness Services. (ed), Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, USA.
  5. J.Kandampully (2011) Service Management: The new paradigm in retailing. (ed) Springer, USA. 
    This book has been commissioned for translation and publication in Chinese.
  6. J.Kandampully (2006) Services Management: The new paradigm in hospitality. (Second Edition) Prentice Hall, USA.
  7. J.Kandampully (2002) Services Management: The new paradigm in hospitality. (First Edition) Pearson Education Australia. 
    Also published in Chinese.
  8. J.Kandampully, C.Mok and B. Sparks (2001) Service Quality Management in Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, (Eds) Haworth Press, USA.
    Published in Chinese, Korean and Arabic.

Journal Articles

  1. Yu,X., Huang, H., Liu, S.Q., Wu, L., and Kandampully,J., (2023) How consumption ritual affects group versus solo diners, International Journal of Hospitality Management, (forthcoming)
  2. Wang, B., Xie, F., Kandampully, J. & Wang, J. (2022). Increase hedonic products purchase intentions through livestreaming: the mediating effects of mental imagery quality and customer trust. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. Vol. 69 Nov 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2022.103109
  3. Kandampully, J. Bilgihan, A., van Riel, A., and Sharma, A. (2022) Holistic and Experience- Oriented Service Innovation in Hospitality: Co-creating sustainable value with employees, customers and society, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 1-23; https://DOI: 10.1177/19389655221108334
  4. Kandampully, J., Bilgihan, A., Li, K, D., (2021) Unifying Technology and People: Revisiting Service, Service Industries Journal, Vol.42 (1-2) pp21-41, DOI:10.1080/02642069.2021.1965578
  5. Kandampully, J., Bilgihan, A., Bujisic, M., Kaplan, A., Jarvis, C., Shukla, Y., (2021) Service Transformation: How can it be achieved?, Journal of Business Research, 136 pp.219-228.
  6. O’Connor, G., Myrden, S., Alkire, L., Kocher, S., Lee, K., and Kandampully, J (2021) Digital Health Experience: A Regulatory Focus Perspective, Journal of Interactive Marketing. Vol.56 (1) pp 121-136.
  7. Li,Y., Kandampully, J., Liu S. Q., Bujisic, M. (2021) Towards a Lifestyle Experience: A Phenomenological Conceptualization and Scale Development in the Hotel Context, Tourism Management, Vol. 87 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2021.104388
  8. Bogicevic, V., Liu, Q.S., Seo, S., Kandampully, J., and Rudd, N. A. (2021) “Virtual reality is so cool! How technology innovativeness shapes consumers response to service preview modes, International Journal of Hospitality Management”, Vol.93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102806.
  9. Wang, B., Liu, S.Q., Kandampully, J., Bujisic, M. (2020), “How Color affects Persuasiveness of Taste-versus health-focused messages in Restaurant Advertising, Journal of Advertising, 49 (5) DOI: 10.1080/00913367.2020.1809575.
  10. Line, N., Dogru, T., Buoye, A., El-Manstry, D., Kandampully, J., and Malthouse, E. (2020) Control, use and ownership of big data: A reciprocal view of customer big data value in the hospitality and tourism industry, Tourism Management, 80, 104106.
  11. Huang, H., Liu, S.Q., Kandampully,J., and Bujisic, M. (2020) Consumer Responses to Scarcity Appeals in Online Booking, Annals of Tourism Research, 80 – 102800.
  12. Aksoy, L., Alkire, L., Kandampully, J., Kemppainen, L., Kong, L., and McClelland, L. (2020) “The Role of Service Firms in Societal Health: The case of Symbiotic Value”. Journal of Service Management, Vol.31 (5) 1041-1058.
  13. Aksoy, L., Benoit, S., Joag, S., Kandampully, J., Keiningham, T., and Yan, A. (2020) Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM): What Lies Beyond the Hype?, Journal of Service Management, Vol. 32 (1).
  14. Kandampully, J and Solnet, D. (2019) Competitive Advantage through Service in Hospitality and Tourism: A Perspective Article, Tourism Review, Vol.75 (1) 247-251.
  15. Clarke, C.M.A., Buoye, A., Keiningham, T., Kandampully, J., Rosenbaum, M and Juraidini, A. (2019), "Some Foundational Factors for Promoting Human Flourishing," Humanistic Management Journal. Vol. 4, (2) 219-233.
  16. De Regge, M., Van Baelen, F., Beirao, G., Den Ambtman, A., De Pourcq, K., Dias, J., and Kandampully, J. (2019) Personal and Interpersonal Drivers That Contribute to the Intention to use Gerontotechnologies, Journal Gerontology, (DOI: 10.1159/000502113).
  17. Kim, S., Lehto, X., and Kandampully, J. (2019) The role of familiarity in consumer destination image formation, Tourism Review, Vol. 74 (4) 885-901.
  18. Bogicevic, V., Seo, S., Kandampully, J., Liu, Q., and Rudd, N. (2019) Virtual Reality Presence as a Preamble of Tourism Experience: The Role of Mental Imagery, Tourism Management, Vol.74, 55-64.
  19. Malthouse, E., Buoye, A., Line, N., El-Manstry, D., Dogru, T., and Kandampully, J. (2019) Beyond reciprocal: The role of platforms in diffusing data value across multiple stakeholders, Journal of Service Management, Vol.30 (4) 507-518.
  20. De Keyser, A., K öcher, S., Alkire L., Verbeeck, C., and Kandampully, J. (2019). Frontline Service Technology Infusion: Conceptual Archetypes and Future Research Directions, Journal of Service Management, Vol. 30 (1) 156-183.
  21. Choi, H., and Kandampully, J. (2019). The Effect of Atmosphere on Upscale Hotels' Customer Engagement: An Application of S-O-R Paradigm. International Journal of Hospitality Management, Vol. 77, 40-50.
  22. Sarmah, B., Kamboj, S., and Kandampully, J. (2018) “Social Media and Co-Creative Service Innovation: An Empirical Study, Online Information Review, Vol. 42 (7), pp1146-1179. Impact factor: 1.675; 5 Year impact: 2.050
  23. Zhang, T., Bilgihan, A., Kandampully, J., and Lu, C. (2018) “Building Stronger Hospitality Brands Through Online Communities”, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, Vol.9, (2), 158-171.
  24. Kim, S., Kandampully, J., and Bilgihan, A.(2018) “The influence of eWOM communications in consumer review websites: An application of social network framework”, Computers in Human Behavior, (80), 243-254. Impact factor: 3.536
  25. Kandampully, J., Zhang, T., and Jaakkola, E. (2018) “Customer Experience Management in Hospitality: A Literature Synthesis, New Understanding, and Research Agenda" International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 30, (1) 21-56.
  26. Benoit, S., Zelal, A., Nasr, L., and Scherschel, K. Kandampully, J.(2017) “Showcasing The Diversity of Service Research: Theories, Methods, and Success of Service Articles”, Journal of Service Management, Vol. 28 (5), 810-836.
  27. Soares, R.R., Zhang, T., Kandampully, J., and Proenca, J.F (2017) “Why Are Generation Y Consumers the Most Likely to Complain and Repurchase?, Journal of Service Management,Vol.28. (3), 520-540.
  28. Benoit, S., Baker, T.L., Bolton, R. B., Gruber, T., and Kandampully, J (2017) “A Triadic Framework for Collaborative Consumption (CC): Motives, Activities and Resources and Capabilities of Actors”, Journal of Business Research, Vol. 79, 219-227.
  29. Chuah, H, W., Marimuthu, M., Kandampully, J., and Bilgihan, A. (2017) “What Drives Gen Y Loyalty? Understanding the Mediated Moderating roles of Switching Costs and Alternative Attractiveness in the Value-Satisfaction-Loyalty Chain” Journal of Retailing and Consumer Sciences, Vol. 36 124-136.
  30. Choi, H., Kandampully, J. and Stafford, K. (2016) “The Impact of Servicescape, Emotion and Trust to a Positive Customer Service Experience: Wellness Spa Context in the USA, International Journal of Service Management and Sustainability, Vol.1 (1), 1-15.
  31. Lu,C and Kandampully, J. (2016) “What Drives Customers to use Access-Based Sharing Options in the Hospitality Industry?, Research in Hospitality Management Journal, Vol. 6 (2), 119-125.
  32. Kandampully, J., Bilgihan, A. and Zhang, T. (2016) “Developing a People-Technology Hybrids Model to Unleash Innovation and Creativity: The New Hospitality Frontier, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management , Vol. 29, 154-164.
  33. Jang, J and Kandampully, J. (2017) “Reducing Employee Turnover Intention through Servant Leadership in the Restaurant Context: A Mediation Study of Affective Organizational Commitment”. International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration, .
  34. Bilgihan, A., Kandampully, J. and Zhang, T. (2016) “Towards a Unified Customer Experience in Online Shopping Environments: Antecedents and Outcomes”. International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences,8 (1),102-119.
  35. Park, H., Seo, S., and Kandampully, J. (2015) “Why Post on Social Networking Sites (SNS)? Examining motives for Visiting and Sharing Pilgrimage Experiences on SNS”. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 22 (1), 1-13.
  36. Zhang,T., Kandampully, J., and Bilgihan, A. (2015) “Motivations for Customer Engagement in Online Co-innovation Communities: A Conceptual Framework”. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, 6 (3), 311-328
  37. Choi, H.Y., Jang, J. and Kandampully, J. (2015) “Application of the extended VBN theory to understand consumers' decisions about green hotels”. International Journal of Hospitality Management, (51) 87-95.
  38. Hammedi, W., Kandampully, J., Zhang, T. and Bouquiaux, L. (2015) “Online Customer Engagement: Creating Social Environments through Brand Community Constellations”. Journal of Service Management, 26 (5) 777-806.
  39. Hwang, J. and Kandampully, J. (2015) “Embracing CSR in pro-social relationship marketing program: Understanding driving forces of positive consumer responses”. Journal of Services Marketing, 29 (5) 344-353.
  40. Kandampully, J., Zhang, T. and Bilgihan, A., (2015) “Customer Loyalty: A Review and Future Directions with a Special Focus on the HospitalityIndustry”. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Volume 27 (3) 379-414.
  41. Reynoso, J., Kandampully, J., Xiucheng, F. and Paulose, H. (2015) “Learning from Socially Driven Service Innovation in Emerging Economies”. Journal of Service Management, Volume 26 (1). 156-176.
  42. Peng, C., Bilgihan, A. and Kandampully, J. (2015) “How to Make Decisions Among Casual Dining Restaurants”. International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration,16 (1). 1-15.
  43. Kandampully, J., Keating, B., Kim, B.C., Mattila, A and Solnet, D. (2014) “Service Research in the Hospitality Literature: Insights from a systematic review (1998-2012)”. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 55 (3) August, 287 - 299.
  44. Bilgihan, A., Peng, C., and Kandampully, J. (2014) “Generation Y¹s Dining Information Seeking and Sharing Behavior on Social Networking Sites: An Exploratory Study". International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 26 (3) 349-366.
  45. Park, S.H and Kandampully, J. (2014) “The Antecedents and Consequences of Hospitality Brand Image: Based on Keller’s Customer-Based Brand Equity”. Alliance Journal of Business Research, Vol. 7 (2).
  46. Zhang, T., Kandampully, J. and Choi, H.Y (2014) “The Role of Employee Wellness Program in the Hospitality Industry: A Review of Concepts, Research, and Practice”. Research in Hospitality Management, 4 (1-2) 45-54.