Chapter 2

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Table of Contents

The Purchase Process For Services

PPT Slide

Gaps Model of Service Quality

PPT Slide

Objectives for Chapter 2: Consumer Behavior in Services

Purchase Model for Services

Consumer Evaluation Processes for Services

Figure 2-1 Continuum of Evaluation for Different Types of Products

Prepurchase Phase Information Search

Prepurchase Phase Firm-Produced Factors

Prepurchase Phase Risk

Strategies to Reduce Performance Risk

Strategies to Reduce Opportunity Risk

Pre-Purchase Phase Evaluation of Alternatives

Service Purchase and Consumption The Service Encounter

The Service Encounter

Postpurchase Phase Service Quality Evaluation

Postpurchase Phase

Attribution Theory

Figure 2-3 Categories in Consumer Decision-Making and Evaluation of Services

Global Feature: Differences in the Service Experience in the U.S. and Japan