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Identifying Satisfiers and Dissatisfiers in the Service Encounter  

Bo, Edvardsson (Service Research Center, Karlstad University)
Lars, Nilsson-Witell (Service Research Center, Karlstad University)
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International Journal of Quality Innovation / v.6, no.1, 2005 , pp. 8-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
Service attributes are important for customer perceptions of service quality. However, in spite of huge amount of research, the role of service attributes as satisfiers and dissatisfiers in service encounters is not understood well enough. An empirical investigation is conducted concerning a problem resolution service in the telecommunication industry. We use both qualitative and quantitative service performance data to describe and analyze how critical incidents can be used to identify and understand which service attributes are perceived as satisfiers and dissatisfiers. Our study reveals that there is a subset of critical incidents, so called critically critical incidents, which are perceived differently and are different in content compared to critical incidents. These incidents are extremely rich of information and have the possibility to reveal the real satisfiers and dissatisfiers in a service encounter.
Keywords
customer satisfaction; critical incidents; service quality; customer relationships;
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