TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The goal of the present conceptual paper is to integrate two streams of literature related to service failures: customer complaining behaviors (CCB) and service recovery literature. The suggested conceptual framework intends to broaden the thinking on consumers' complaint handling processes for hospitality institutions.Design/methodology/approach– A model is proposed that integrates the service recovery and CCB literatures under a single framework. A careful literature review is performed to justify the conceptual framework.Findings– The framework offers a starting point for broadening the thinking on consumers' complaint handling processes.Research limitations/implications– Systematic empirical research is needed to test the integrative model.Originality/value– This paper offers insight for hospitality managers into how to effectively deal with dissatisfied customer experiences. VL - 22 IS - 7 SN - 0959-6119 DO - 10.1108/09596111011066635 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09596111011066635 AU - Gyung Kim Min AU - Wang Chenya AU - Mattila Anna S. ED - Seyhmus Baloglu ED - Mehmet Erdem ED - Pearl Brewer ED - Karl Mayer PY - 2010 Y1 - 2010/01/01 TI - The relationship between consumer complaining behavior and service recovery: An integrative review T2 - International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 975 EP - 991 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -