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Implementing artificial intelligence empowered financial advisory services: A literature review and critical research agenda

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  • Zhu, Hui
  • Vigren, Olli
  • Söderberg, Inga-Lill

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Robo-advisors, also known as robo-advisory services, significantly reshape customer service in financial advisory industries, transforming retail investor markets by substituting human financial advisory experts with artificial intelligence empowered services. However, existing literature remains scattered across disciplines, with theories on financial customer service predominantly focused on Internet banking, neglecting artificial intelligence empowered interactions. Thus, service providers need a framework for implementing robo-advisors in frontline service and researchers require an advanced agenda to stimulate future research. Through a systematic, interdisciplinary literature review based on Belanche et al.’s service robot framework, this article contextualizes service robot theories into financial advisory services, synthesizing knowledge on artificial intelligence empowered customer service. We contribute to literature on service robots by contextualizing, refining, and extending the original framework by Belanche et al. and by developing a research agenda with critical perspectives. Moreover, the study yields practical and theoretical insights into artificial intelligence empowered financial advisory services.

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  • Zhu, Hui & Vigren, Olli & Söderberg, Inga-Lill, 2024. "Implementing artificial intelligence empowered financial advisory services: A literature review and critical research agenda," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 174(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:174:y:2024:i:c:s0148296323008536
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114494
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