Service employees' willingness to report complaints scale: Cross-country application and replication

Although effective customer complaint management can be a key success factor for international service firms, relatively little is known about employees' proclivity to report complaints. The present study examines the meaningfulness and cross-national validity of the Israel-developed willingness to report complaints (WRC) scale. Recognized validation procedures, with samples of service employees from Germany and the U.S., demonstrate the reliability, validity and cross-national invariance of the WRC scale. This article offers implications for both research and service managers.