Co-creation and relationship marketing: is there a dependent variable, or do the constructs mutually reinforce each other?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5585/2025.28855Palavras-chave:
co-creation, relationship marketing, customer value, value co-productionResumo
Purpose: This paper aims to enhance the theoretical understanding of the relationship between co-creation and relationship marketing. The review aims to identify the main contributions presented in the literature and compare the results of studies addressing both themes.
Design/methodology/approach—The research was conducted using a systematic literature review based on Kitchenham's (2004) protocol. We selected articles published from 2018 onwards from the Scopus, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect platforms. The final sample consisted of 15 documents relevant to the study.
Originality/Relevance—According to recent literature, the results are significant for exploring the understanding of how co-creation and relationship marketing converge.
Finding – The research revealed two main perspectives held by companies regarding the relationship between co-creation and relationship marketing: (1) co-creation as a tool for relationship marketing and (2) mutual reinforcement between the two initiatives. Some authors also presented a critical perspective on promoting this relationship, emphasizing the potential for knowledge leakage or the "co-destruction" of value.
Theoretical/Methodological Contributions – The relevance of these findings lies in the discussion that integrates the constructs of co-creation and relationship marketing. Although a substantial body of research addresses these topics individually, studies exploring their intersection remain limited. This gap constrains understanding of how these phenomena interact and complement each other within business contexts.
Downloads
Tradução
Referências
Augusto, M.; Almeida Júnior, O. Marketing de relacionamento: a gestão do relacionamento e suas ferramentas para fidelização de clientes. Revista de Educação, Gestão e Sociedade: Revista da Faculdade Eça de Queirós, v. 5, p. 1-17, 2015.
Ballantyne, D.; Varey, R. J. Creating value-in-use through marketing interaction: the exchange logic of relating, communicating, and knowing. Marketing Theory, v. 6, n. 3, p. 335-348, 2006.
Costa, D. F. D. Co-criação: uma perspectiva do consumidor. 2013. Tese (Doutorado em Administração) – Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 2013.
Demo, G., Batelli, L.; Albuquerque, P. Customer relationship management scale for video games’ players: exploratory and ordinal factor analysis. Revista Organizações em Contexto, v. 11, n. 22, p. 285-312, 2015.
Demo, G., Lima, T., Scussel, F., Miranda, P.; Moreno, L. Marketing de relacionamento: perfil da produção científica e agenda de pesquisa. Future Studies Research Journal: Trends and Strategies, v. 13, n. 2, p. 179-202, 2021.
Dias, F. H. O.; Silva, H. M. D. Marketing de relacionamento interno em gestão de pessoas. Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 26, n. 1, e200177, 2022. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-7849rac2021200177. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2022.
Farrukh, M.; Ansari, N. Y. Effect of psychological capital on customer value cocreation behavior: the mediating role of employees' innovative behavior. Benchmarking: An International Journal, v. 28, n. 1, p. 104-125, 2021. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-06-2019-0266. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2022.
Fernando, J. T.; Las Casas, A. L. A cocriação de valor aplicada ao mercado industrial: estudo de caso na empresa Kerry do Brasil. Revista de Administração Unimep, v. 16, n. 1, p. 102-120, 2018.
Gordon, I. Relationship marketing: new strategies, techniques, and technologies to win the customers you want and keep them, forever. MFSA Journal of Marketing, v. 9, n. 3, p. 60, 1998.
Gouillart, F. What the heck is co-creation? Disponível em: https://www.levidepoches.fr/contagiousideas/2011/04/what-the-heck-is-co-creation.html. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2022.
Haase, M. Social value cocreation: a mode of value cocreation. Social Enterprise Journal, v. 17, n. 1, p. 64-83, 2021. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1108/SEJ-06-2020-0032. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2022.
Hamid, A. A.; Naseib, A. G. A. The mediating role of value co-creation on the relationship between structural supply chain orientation and marketing adaptiveness: a structural equitation model. International Journal of Supply Chain Management, v. 7, n. 1, p. 112-128, 2018.
Helkkula, A.; Arnould, E. J. Using neo-animism to revisit actors for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in SD logic. Journal of Business Research, v. 149, p. 860-868, 2022.
Kitchenham, B. Procedures for undertaking systematic reviews: joint technical report. Keele University: Computer Science Department; National ICT Australia Ltd., 2004. (TR/SE-0401; 0400011T.1).
Lambin, J. J.; Schuiling, I. Market-driven management: strategic and operational marketing. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012.
Larentis, F.; Antonello, C. S.; Slongo, L. A. Cultura organizacional e marketing de relacionamento: uma perspectiva interorganizacional. Revista Brasileira de Gestão de Negócios, v. 20, p. 37-56, 2018.
Las Casas, A. L. Cocriação de valor. São Paulo: Atlas, 2014.
Leung, F. F.; Tse, C. H.; Yim, C. K. Engaging customer cocreation in new product development through foreign subsidiaries: influences of multinational corporations’ global integration and local adaptation mechanisms. Journal of International Marketing, v. 28, n. 2, p. 59-80, 2020.
Lovelock, C. H.; Young, R. F. Look to consumers to increase productivity. Harvard Business Review, v. 57, n. 3, p. 168-174, 1979.
Luk, S. T.; Liu, B. S.; Li, E. L. Effect of multilevel trust on effort-in-use and service co-design behaviour. Journal of Services Marketing, v. 32, n. 6, p. 677-689, 2018. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1108/JSM-01-2017-0032. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2022.
Mckenna, R. Estratégias bem-sucedidas para a era do cliente. Rio de Janeiro: Campus, 1992.
Mckenna, R. Marketing de relacionamento. Rio de Janeiro: Elsevier Brasil, 2005.
Ming, T.; Han, J. Aplicação de cocriação e trysumer ao mercado esportivo. Business Convergence Research, v. 6, n. 2, p. 31-38, 2021.
Mubushar, M.; Jaafar, N. B.; Ab Rahim, R. The influence of corporate social responsibility activities on customer value co-creation: the mediating role of relationship marketing orientation. Spanish Journal of Marketing-ESIC, v. 24, n. 2, p. 144-162, 2020. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1108/SJME-06-2019-012. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2022.
Nardi, V. A. M. et al. Customer interaction in business relations: a meta-analysis approach. Marketing Intelligence & Planning, v. 37, n. 6, p. 686-703, 2019. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1108/MIP-12-2018-0571. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2022.
Poser, D. V. Marketing de relacionamento: maior lucratividade para empresas vencedoras. São Paulo: Manole, 2005.
Prado, P. H. M. A avaliação do relacionamento sob a ótica do cliente: um estudo em bancos de varejo. 2004. Tese (Doutorado em Administração) – Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 2004.
Prahalad, C. K.; Ramaswamy, V. Co-creating unique value with customers. Strategy & Leadership, v. 32, n. 3, p. 4-9, 2004. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1108/10878570410699249. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2022.
Ramaswamy, V.; Ozcan, K. Brand value co-creation in a digitalized world: an integrative framework and research implications. International Journal of Research in Marketing, v. 33, n. 1, p. 93-106, 2016.
Ranjan, K. R.; Read, S. An ecosystem perspective synthesis of co-creation research. Industrial Marketing Management, v. 99, p. 79-96, 2021.
Saraceni, S. Cocriação de valor no relacionamento empresa-cliente: um estudo exploratório. 2015. Tese (Doutorado em Administração) – Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 2015.
Shin, H.; Perdue, R. R. Customer nontransactional value cocreation in an online hotel brand community: driving motivation, engagement behavior, and value beneficiary. Journal of Travel Research, v. 61, n. 5, p. 1088-1104, 2022.
Vargo, S. L.; Lusch, R. F. Evolving to a new dominant logic for marketing. Journal of Marketing, v. 68, n. 1, p. 1-17, 2004.
Vavra, T. G. Marketing de relacionamento: aftermarketing. São Paulo: Atlas, 1993.
Wagner, R.; Cozmiuc, D. Extended reality in marketing—a multiple case study on internet of things platforms. Information, v. 13, n. 6, p. 278, 2022.
Wang, X.; Wong, Y. D.; Teo, C. C.; Yuen, K. F. A critical review on value co-creation: towards a contingency framework and research agenda. Journal of Service Theory and Practice, v. 29, n. 2, p. 173-201, 2019. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTP-09-2018-0181. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2022.
Yang, S.; Cai, J.; Tu, H. Effects of humor climate within online brand community. Marketing Intelligence & Planning, v. 39, n. 6, p. 1026-1039, 2021. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1108/MIP-11-2019-0525. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2022.
Yu, X.; Yuan, C.; Kim, J.; Wang, S. A new form of brand experience in online social networks: an empirical analysis. Journal of Business Research, v. 130, p. 426-435, 2021.
Zwass, V. Co-creation: toward a taxonomy and an integrated research perspective. International Journal of Electronic Commerce, v. 15, n. 1, p. 11-48, 2010
Downloads
Publicado
Como Citar
Edição
Seção
Licença
Copyright (c) 2025 Eduarda Remor Bastos, Alexandre Reis Graeml

Este trabalho está licenciado sob uma licença Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
- Resumo 89
- PDF 92