TY - JOUR AB - 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. VL - 8 IS - 3 SN - 0956-4233 DO - 10.1108/09564239710185398 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09564239710185398 AU - Jo Bitner Mary AU - Faranda William T. AU - Hubbert Amy R. AU - Zeithaml Valarie A. PY - 1997 Y1 - 1997/01/01 TI - Customer contributions and roles in service delivery T2 - International Journal of Service Industry Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 193 EP - 205 Y2 - 2024/04/26 ER -