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The Gaps Model of Service Quality (Chapter 2). Customer Gap Provider Gaps Factors Leading to the Gaps. Expectations and Perceptions. customer expectations are are what a customer believes should or will happen sources of expectations: pricing, advertising, word-of-mouth communications
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The Gaps Model of Service Quality(Chapter 2) • Customer Gap • Provider Gaps • Factors Leading to the Gaps ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
Expectations and Perceptions • customer expectations • are • are what a customer believes should or will happen • sources of expectations: • pricing, advertising, word-of-mouth communications • customer perceptions • are ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
The Customer Gap Expected Service Perceived Service Figure 2.1 ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
Customer Gap Components • customer expectations • are against which service experiences are compared • are what a customer believes should or will happen • sources: • customer perceptions: • are ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
Gaps Model of Service Quality • Customer Gap: • difference between customer expectations and perceptions • Provider Gap 1 (): • not knowing what customers expect • Provider Gap 2 (): • not having the right service designs and standards • Provider Gap 3 (): • not delivering to service standards • Provider Gap 4 (): • not matching performance to promises ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
Expected Service CUSTOMER Customer Gap Perceived Service External Communications to Customers COMPANY Service Delivery GAP 4 GAP 1 GAP 3 Customer-Driven Service Designs and Standards GAP 2 Company Perceptions of Consumer Expectations Gaps Model of Service Quality Figure 2.6 ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
Provider Gap 1 CUSTOMER Expected Service GAP 1 Company Perceptions of Consumer Expectations COMPANY ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
Provider Gap 2 CUSTOMER COMPANY Customer-Driven Service Designs and Standards GAP 2 Company Perceptions of Consumer Expectations ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
Provider Gap 3 CUSTOMER Service Delivery COMPANY GAP 3 Customer-Driven Service Designs and Standards ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
Provider Gap 4 CUSTOMER External Communications to Customers Service Delivery COMPANY GAP 4 ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
The Gaps Model • The key to closing the Customer Gap is to close Provider Gaps 1-4 • Gaps Model used as the organizing framework throughout the book ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
Customer Gap Key Factors Leading to the Customer Gap Customer Expectations Customer Perceptions ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
Gap 1 Key Factors Leading to Provider Gap 1 Customer Expectations Company Perceptions of Customer Expectations Figure 2.2 ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
Gap 2 Key Factors Leading to Provider Gap 2 Customer-Driven Service Designs and Standards Management Perceptions of Customer Expectations Figure 2.3 ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
Gap 3 Key Factors Leading to Provider Gap 3 Customer-Driven Service Designs and Standards Figure 2.4 Service Delivery ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler
Gap 4 Key Factors Leading to Provider Gap 4 Service Delivery External Communications to Customers Figure 2.5 ã 2005 - Dwayne D. Gremler