The mediating effect of value co-creation between interaction and perceived value: A consumer perspective in restaurant

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https://doi.org/10.5020/2318-0722.2025.31.e16619

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value co-creation, personal interaction, perceived value, restaurant

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This study aimed to analyze the mediating role of value co-creation in the relationship between personal interaction and perceived value among restaurant consumers. Perceived value was assessed across three dimensions—economic, individual, and relational—and value co-creation was treated as a second-order construct. The study adopted a quantitative approach, using a structured questionnaire administered to 107 restaurant consumers. Data analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics software and the PROCESS macro (Hayes, 2018). The results indicated that personal interaction exerts a direct and significant influence on value co-creation but does not have a direct effect on the dimensions of perceived value. In the mediation test, the indirect effects of personal interaction on perceived value, mediated by value co-creation, were statistically significant, while the direct effects remained non-significant. These findings reinforce the service-dominant logic perspective, according to which value is co-created through interactions between consumers and organizations, offering relevant theoretical and practical implications for service management in restaurants.

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Gabrielly Ribeiro Almeida, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia, Caraguatatuba, São Paulo, Brasil

Holds a degree in Management Processes, with expertise in marketing and finance.

Lílian Carolina Viana, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brasil

BA, MA, and PhD in Administration from Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Currently a professor in the Department of Administration, affiliated with the Center for Management and Technology Sciences at Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar).

Thiago de Luca Santana Ribeiro, Faculdade de Tecnologia do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil

PhD in Administration from Universidade Nove de Julho (2022) and MA in Administration (2018). Specialist in Logistics and Supply Chain (MBA, 2016) and holds a degree in Administration (2014). Currently a faculty member in Faculdade de Tecnologia do Estado de São Paulo (FATEC) and a data and business intelligence consultant at Mkt4edu. Author of Administração sob a Ótica dos Concursos (2016). Researcher with extensive publications in national and international conferences and journals, focusing on value co-creation. His research spans Management, Business, Logistics, and Tourism.

Eduardo Mesquita, Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing - ESPM, São Paulo, SP, Brasil

Professor at Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM), affiliated with the Graduate Program in Administration, where he teaches Branding in the LifeLab. Research Coordinator at Centro de Estudos Aplicados de Marketing. Postdoctoral researcher in Consumer Behavior at ESPM; holds a PhD and MA in Administration with a concentration in Marketing from Universidade Nove de Julho.

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2025-11-30

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ALMEIDA, Gabrielly Ribeiro; VIANA, Lílian Carolina; RIBEIRO, Thiago de Luca Santana; MESQUITA, Eduardo. The mediating effect of value co-creation between interaction and perceived value: A consumer perspective in restaurant. Journal of Administrative Sciences, [S. l.], v. 31, p. 1–16, 2025. DOI: 10.5020/2318-0722.2025.31.e16619. Disponível em: https://ojs.unifor.br/rca/article/view/16619. Acesso em: 30 apr. 2026.

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