ServiceFriday: Performance Enhancing…Transparency?

In a world where service providers are growing more aware of the importance of being transparent with customers, a group of researchers conducted a study to interpret what constructs the performance transparency of service firms. The researchers then tested the effect of performance transparency on customer perceptions and examined the impact a firm’s ability to …

Is Transparency Good for Business?

By Seigyoung Auh, Omar Merlo, and Andreas Eisingerich In 2012, the global fast food chain McDonald’s launched a website in Canada called “Our Food. Your Questions”. The digital platform allowed consumers to ask the company absolutely anything about its food. As the website increased in popularity and customers asked some very tough questions, the company and …