SERVICE QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS Case Study- Sagarmatha Nepalese Restaurant in Vantaa THESIS CENTRAL OSTROBOTHNIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Degree Programme in Tourism May 2012 ABSTRACT CENTRAL OSTROBOTHNIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Unit for Technology and Business‚ KokkolaPietarsaari Date June 2012 Author Abadh Jibi Ghimire Degree programme Degree programme in Tourism Name of thesis SERVICE QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE
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1. Social perception has many psychological concepts‚ which include The Primacy and Recency Effect and The Halo Effect. Firstly‚ the Primacy Effect is the theory that a person’s initial impression of a subject based on information given‚ is one in which they are most likely to remember; whereas the Recency Effect focuses on the impact of further information given about a subject later on. A very striking study was conducted by the psychologist Luchins. In 1957‚ Luchins produced two description of
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Introduction: "The customer is always right" is a famous business slogan. The underlying truth behind this statement is recognizing that customers are the life blood for any business. Understanding the importance of good customer service is essential for a healthy business in creating new customers‚ keeping loyal customers‚ and developing referrals for future customers Important of Customer Service: Customer service is important because customer service does more than simply provide a means
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http://jsr.sagepub.com Journal of Service Research DOI: 10.1177/1094670506294666 Journal of Service Research 2006; 9; 113 Denish Shah‚ Roland T. Rust‚ A. Parasuraman‚ Richard Staelin and George S. Day The Path to Customer Centricity http://jsr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/9/2/113 The online version of this article can be found at: Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Center for Excellence in Service‚ University of Maryland Additional services and information
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ABSTRACT Customer and customer loyalty have an increasing importance in today’s competitive world. The companies follow customer share intelligence instead of market share intelligence. The most used method for this is information technology based customer relationship management. In this paper it is examined the factors that affect this loyalty‚ the place of information technology based customer relationship management variables such as club cards‚ calling centers and web sites
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marketers to ‘delight’ their customers? Introduction The world we live in today has become highly competitive in terms of delivering value to the customers and is primarily due to the increasing competition in every business sector. Just because we as consumers have a wide variety to choose from‚ the companies have to strive more and more to expand and retain their customer base thus delighting their customer is highly imperative for any organization. What is Customer Delight? In our everyday
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The Importance of Customer Service in E-commerce At least 28% of online shoppers abandon a purchase before completing it (Greenfield Online‚ 2000). Some consumers abandon purchases because they perceive it as riskier to shop online than shopping in stores or over the telephone where consumers can obtain direct and immediate information to offset the risk of the item not meeting their expectations (Greenfield Online‚ 2000). Other consumers find the checkout process confusing‚ and others abandon
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CRM at Minitex CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management. It is a strategy used to learn more about customers ’ needs and behaviors in order to develop stronger relationships with them. It plays an important role in understanding customer’s needs by gathering the information about the customers that helps in marketing and selling the company’s products. With an effective Customer Relationship Management strategy‚ an organization can increase revenues by providing better services and selling
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found. Figure 1 ACSI MODEL 5 Figure 2 - Kano Model 9 Chosen Topic The broad topic covered in this literature review is the area of Customer Satisfaction. The authors job is as a Customer Care Manager for Senator Windows for the past 15 years. The area of interest is therefore centred on the elements required to achieve the required level of customer satisfaction and also the methods that can be used to effectively measure it. Scope It would be desirable to limit the scope of the research
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Diversity‚ Customer Behavior‚ Customer Loyalty‚ and Exceptional Service: I have learned that customer comments‚ good or bad should always be taken into consideration‚ addressed and handled appropriately. Comments can provide insight to the thought process of the customer and it could help improve not only the customer service department but the product as well. The success of a company relies on the customer. Relationship Building and Solving Customer Problems: Satisfied customers will remain
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