Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/149029 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Citation: 
[Journal:] jbm - Journal of Business Market Management [ISSN:] 1864-0761 [Volume:] 9 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Freie Universität Berlin, Marketing-Department [Place:] Berlin [Year:] 2016 [Pages:] 498-517
Publisher: 
Freie Universität Berlin, Marketing-Department, Berlin
Abstract: 
Customers' evaluation of the service process has important implications for service providers. However, research on customer participation at the specification stage of a customization process and its effects on the evaluation of the process and service outcome is still scarce. This paper analyzes the effect of customer participation in a scenario experiment with two measurement points in which customers and salespeople collectively customize a service offering according to customers' needs. We find that customer participation has a positive impact on satisfaction and behavioral intentions irrespective of the actual service outcome. Even for negative service experiences, participating customers are significantly more satisfied than customers who played a rather passive role at the specification stage of the service process.
Subjects: 
Customer Participation
Service Customization
Satisfaction
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