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Gaps Model of Service Quality

CUSTOMER

Expected

Service
Customer Gap

Perceived Service
External Communications to Customers

COMPANY

Service Delivery
GAP 3
Customer-Driven Service Designs and Standards

GAP 4

GAP 1

GAP 2
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Gaps Model of Service Quality

Customer Gap: difference between expectations and perceptions Provider Gap 1: not knowing what customers expect Provider Gap 2: not having the right service designs and standards Provider Gap 3: not delivering to service standards Provider Gap 4: not matching performance to promises
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The Customer Gap

Expected Service
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Perceived Service

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CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN SERVICES

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Objectives for Chapter 2: Consumer Behavior in Services

Overview the generic differences in consumer behavior between services and goods Introduce the aspects of consumer behavior that a marketer must understand in five categories of consumer behavior: Information search Evaluation of service alternatives Service purchase and consumption Postpurchase evaluation Role of culture
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Consumer Evaluation Processes for Services

Search Qualities attributes a consumer can determine prior to purchase of a product Experience Qualities attributes a consumer can determine after purchase (or during consumption) of a product Credence Qualities characteristics that may be impossible to evaluate even after purchase and consumption

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Continuum of Evaluation for Different Types of Products

Most Goods Most Services
Difficult to evaluate

Easy to evaluate

High in search qualities

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High in experience High in credence qualities qualities

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Categories in Consumer Decision-Making and Evaluation of Services

Use of personal sources Perceived risk

Information Search

Evaluation of Alternatives
Evoked set Emotion and mood

Purchase and Consumption

Service provision as drama Service roles and scripts Compatibility of customers
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Post-Purchase Evaluation
Attribution of dissatisfaction Innovation diffusion Brand loyalty
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Categories in Consumer DecisionMaking and Evaluation of Services

Information Search
Use of personal sources Perceived risk

Evaluation of Alternatives
Evoked set Emotion and mood

Values and attitudes

Culture

Manners and customs Material culture Aesthetics Educational and social

institutions

Service provision as drama Service roles and scripts Compatibility of customers

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Attribution of dissatisfaction Innovation diffusion Brand loyalty

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Global Feature: Differences in the Service Experience in the U.S. and Japan Authenticity Caring Control Courtesy Formality Friendliness Personalization Promptness
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