Customer contributions and roles in service delivery
International Journal of Service Industry Management
ISSN: 0956-4233
Article publication date: 1 August 1997
Abstract
Focuses on the roles of customers in creating quality and productivity in service experiences. Presents two conceptual frameworks to aid managerial understanding and focus research efforts on customer participation. The first framework captures levels of customer participation across different types of services. The second discusses three major roles of customers in the service delivery process. Two examples of the concepts are presented ‐ one in a weight loss context and the other in a mammography screening setting. Both are based on empirical research and illustrate specific applications of customers’ roles in creating the service experience.
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Citation
Jo Bitner, M., Faranda, W.T., Hubbert, A.R. and Zeithaml, V.A. (1997), "Customer contributions and roles in service delivery", International Journal of Service Industry Management, Vol. 8 No. 3, pp. 193-205. https://doi.org/10.1108/09564239710185398
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1997, MCB UP Limited