| Title: ORGANIZATIONAL MECHANISMS FOR INCREASING CONSUMER LOYALTY IN A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SERVICES MARKET |
| Author: Muskan fnu |
| Abstract: The article is dedicated to the analysis of internal organizational mechanisms that shape consumer loyalty in highly competitive service markets. The relevance of the study stems from the persistent gap between high customer satisfaction indicators and ongoing loyalty erosion observed across service industries. The novelty of the work lies in shifting analytical attention from external loyalty instruments toward the internal architecture of service organizations, where workflows, employee conditions, and technological mediation interact. The work describes how standardization, customization, internal service quality, role stress, service recovery practices, and algorithmic management jointly influence the stability or fragility of loyalty. Special attention is paid to the tension between efficiency-oriented organizational control and the need for authenticity and autonomy in frontline service encounters. The study sets itself the task of identifying configurations of organizational mechanisms that enable loyalty to emerge as a relational outcome rather than a transactional residue. Conceptual analysis, comparative synthesis, and structured interpretation of existing empirical findings are used to solve this task. The conclusion demonstrates that loyalty functions as an emergent property of organizational integrity rather than a directly engineered asset. The article will be useful for researchers and practitioners in service management, organizational design, and customer engagement strategy. |
| Keywords: consumer loyalty, service workflows, internal service quality, employee autonomy, service scripting, organizational routines, algorithmic management |
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.38193/IJRCMS.2026.8179 |
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| Date of Publication: 25-02-2026 |
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| Published Vol & Issue: Volume 8 Issue 1 Jan-Feb 2026 |