COVID-19 lockdown and the satisfaction with online food delivery providers

Washington Macías-Rendón (), Katia Rodríguez-Morales () and Holger Raúl Barriga-Medina ()

Estudios Gerenciales, 2021, vol. 37, issue 159, 200-209

Abstract: The objectives of this research are to qualitatively explore the attitudes towards online food delivery providers (ODP) during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ecuador, and to quantitatively analyse whether there are changes in e-satisfaction with ODPs and three determinants (e-service quality, delivery workers personal aspects, and food quality). Qualitative analysis results of 104 customer opinions showed positive attitudes towards ODPs and a new motivation for using this service: risk exposure reduction. However, concerns about the application of biosafety guidelines by restaurants and delivery workers were also evident. A structural equations model (n=483) revealed that personal aspects lost significance as a determinant for e-satisfaction during the lockdown, most likely due to personal contact reduction during delivery

Keywords: online food delivery providers; e-satisfaction; e-service quality; perceived food quality; delivery workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M15 M31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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