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Impact of Participative Service Relationships on Quality, Satisfaction and Retention: An Exploratory Study

Christine Ennew, +1 more
- 01 Oct 1999 - 
- Vol. 46, Iss: 2, pp 121-132
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In this paper, the authors present an exploratory analysis of the relationship between relationship participation, quality, satisfaction, and retention using data from over 1,200 small firms and highlight the importance of participative behavior, particularly on the part of the service provider, in explaining perceived quality and satisfaction; in turn, satisfaction is an important influence on retention.
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This article is published in Journal of Business Research.The article was published on 1999-10-01. It has received 492 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Service quality & Customer retention.

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Assessing the effects of quality, value, and customer satisfaction on consumer behavioral intentions in service environments

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report an empirical assessment of a model of service encounters that simultaneously considers the direct effects of quality, satisfaction, and value on consumers' behavioral intentions, and further suggest that indirect effects of the service quality and value constructs enhanced their impact on behavioral intentions.
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Relationship quality as a predictor of B2B customer loyalty

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed relationship quality as a higher construct comprising trust, commitment, satisfaction and service quality, which can reasonably explain the influence of overall relationship quality on customer loyalty.
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Customer value co-creation behavior: scale development and validation

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of four studies leading to the development and validation of a customer value co-creation behavior scale is presented. The scale comprises two dimensions: customer participation behavior and customer citizenship behavior, with each dimension having four components.
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Customer-Employee Rapport in Service Relationships

TL;DR: Relationships are an important aspect of doing business, and few businesses can survive without establishing solid relationships with their customers as mentioned in this paper.However, although the marketing literature suggests that relationships are important, it is not always the case.
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Is Customer Participation in Value Creation a Double-Edged Sword? Evidence from Professional Financial Services Across Cultures

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of customer participation on value creation and satisfaction for both customers and employees with different cultural value orientations in the context of professional financial services were investigated using data collected from 349 pairs of customers and service employees in two national groups (Hong Kong and the United States).
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TL;DR: In this paper, evidence from past research and insights from an exploratory investigation are combined in a conceptual model that defines and relates price, perceived quality, and perceived value for a product.
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