Multiple facets of perceived value perceptions drive loyalty intentions. However, this value–loyalty link is not uniform for all customers. In fact, the present study identifies three different segments that are internally consistent and stable across different service industries, using two...

This study introduces the concept of product performance from the perspective of customers. Product performance is measured as a ratio of outputs that customers obtain from a product relative to inputs that customers have to spend for purchasing and using the product. The output side is modelled...

The purpose of the present paper is to describe and apply discriminant analysis withina relationship marketing context. The paper is structured into two parts; the first part contains aliterature review regarding the value chain concept and the dimensions it is built on, while thesecond part...

This paper's objective is to stress the interest for both innovators and designers of a marketing concept that has been widely explored since the early 80's in the fields of customer behaviour and brand management. Indeed, the concept of hedonic perceived value, as defined by Holbrook and...

Customer oriented relationship marketing requires continuous and comprehensive identification and analysis of customer expectations, their translation into delivery of the products and services, and conduct of interaction with customers, in order to develop and maintain long term and...

Customer oriented relationship marketing requires continuous and comprehensive identification and analysis of customer expectations, their translation into delivery of the products and services, and conduct of interaction with customers, in order to develop and maintain long term and...

The scope of relationship marketing is to retain customers and win their loyalty. This can be achieved if the companiesâ€(tm) products and services are developed and sold considering customersâ€(tm) demands. Fulfilling customersâ€(tm) demands, taken as the starting point of relationship...

Several models have been proposed to express customer preference variation. In this paper, we express it not by customer segmentation but by latent class. Not only decision-making factors but also decision-making processes differ according to the class. We propose a service-choice behaviour...

Consumer responses to clearance sales, both in terms of consumer satisfaction with the decision process and in terms of subsequent store-choice behaviour, have been analysed in this paper through four controlled experiments conducted in Mexico in reference to consumer choice and...

We empirically examine the heterogeneity in the effects of multiple dimensions of distance on trade across detailed product groups. Using finite mixture modeling on bilateral trade data at the 3-digit SITC level, we endogenously group product categories into an, a priori unknown, number of...