Chapter 2 Flashcards
THE THREE-STAGE MODEL OF SERVICE CONSUMPTION
I. PRE-PURCHASE STAGE
II. SERVICE ENCOUNTER STAGE
III. POST-ENCOUNTER STAGE
I. PRE-PURCHASE STAGE
1.Need awareness
2.Information search
3.Evaluation of alternatives
the beginning of the pre-purchase stage
Need Awareness
Needs may be triggered by:
People’s unconscious minds
Physical conditions
External sources
happens once a need has been recognized, and
customers are motivated to search for solutions to satisfy that need.
Information Search
several alternatives that come and form in our mind can be
derived from past experiences or external sources
Evoked Set
a narrowed down few alternatives to seriously consider.
Consideration Set
During the search process, consumers also learn about service
attributes they should consider and form expectations of how firms in the
consideration set perform on those attribute
Information Search
holds that consumers use service attributes that are
important in evaluating and comparing alternative offerings in their
consideration set
multi-attrubute model
Understanding this helps managers to cement the strengths of the
firm’s services and to focus improvement efforts on where it matters most
multi-attribute model
TWO COMMON DECISION
RULES TO DECIDE
Linear compensatory rule and Conjunctive rule
This is
done by multiplying the score for the dry
cleaner on each attribute by the importance
weight. The scores are then added up.
Linear compensatory rule
the consumer will decide
based on the total overall score in conjunction
with minimum performance levels on one or
several attributes.
Conjunctive rule
EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE
SERVICE ATTRIBUTES
1.Search attributes
2.Experience attributes
3.Credence Attributes
• they are tangible characteristics that
customers can evaluate before
purchase.
• It helps the customers evaluate
the product before purchase.
Search attributes
they cannot be
evaluated before purchase. Customers must
“experience” the service before they can assess
attributes such as reliability, ease-of use, and
customer support.
Experience attributes
• are characteristics that customers
find hard to evaluate even after
consumption.
• Here, the customer is forced to
believe or trust that certain tasks
have been performed at the
promised level of quality.
refers to the customer’s perception of the risks associated
with any purchase.
Perceived Risk
are formed during the search and decision-making process,
through a customer’s search and evaluation of information and alternatives.
Expectations
COMPONENTS OF SERVICE
EXPECTATIONS
Desired service
Adequate service
Predicted service
Zone of tolerance
• The type of service customers hope to receive is termed
desired service. • It’s a “wished for” level — a combination of what customers
believe can and should be delivered in the context of their personal needs.
Desired service.
The minimum level of service customers will accept
without being dissatisfied.
Adequate service.
This is the level of service that customers actually
anticipate to receive. Predicted service can also be affected by service
provider promises word-of-mouth, and past experience.
Predicted service.
The extent to which customers are willing to accept this
variation
Zone of tolerance
the outcome of the pre-purchase stage based largely on
expectations of the likely performance of a service based on important attributes
and associated risk perceptions.
Purchase Decision
when the customer interacts directly with
the service firm. Number of models and frameworks to better understand the
consumers’ behavior and experience during the service encounter
the service encounter stage