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| Title: | Customer heterogeneity in operational e-service design attributes : an empirical investigation of service quality | Authors: | Sousa, R Yeung, ACL Cheng, TCE |
Issue Date: | 2008 | Source: | International journal of operations and production management, 2008, v. 28, no. 7, p. 592-614 | Abstract: | Purpose – This study aims to empirically examine whether heterogeneity in personal customer profiles translates to heterogeneity in the valued operational e-service design attributes. It focuses on a key operational e-service design attribute – service quality – by investigating whether customers with different profiles (demographics, pattern of use of the service, and pattern of channel use) attach different levels of importance to different dimensions of web site quality. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on path analysis of data collected from multiple sources in a commercial e-service setting (e-banking): data from an online survey of the customers of the e-service; data stored in the transaction and log files generated by the operation of the e-service over time; and data from the e-service provider's customer database and back office IT systems. Findings – The results suggest that: customer demographics, pattern of service use, and pattern of channel use have no influence on the importance attached by customers to web site quality dimensions; and customer demographics affect the pattern of use of an e-service. Practical implications – Service providers may not need to employ customization at the level of web site quality dimensions. The findings support the existence of the concept of an “optimal” web site design for quality. Originality/value – The paper answers calls for an increased understanding of the design of high quality e-services and for multidisciplinary research in the field of services management, in particular, incorporating operations management perspectives. |
Keywords: | Online operations Service levels Services Quality Internet |
Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited | Journal: | International journal of operations and production management | ISSN: | 0144-3577 | EISSN: | 1758-6593 | DOI: | 10.1108/01443570810881776 | Rights: | International Journal of Operations & Production Management © 2008 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Article |
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