为什么客户会转变购买满意度与忠诚度的动态文档格式.docx
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Thedynamicsofsatisfactionversusloyalty
原文:
Introduction
CustomerloyaltyisincreasinglybeingrecognizedbyAmericanbusinessesasapathtolong-termbusinessprofitability.Considertwofirms,saytwohospitals,“A”and“B”,withidenticalfacilitiesandcapacity.Bothhavethesamepatientload,andconsequentlythesamedegreeoffacilityutilization.However,hospital“A”hasaloyalfollowingofpatients.Incontrast,hospital“B”fillsitsfacilitiesbyacquiringnewpatientseveryyearbecausetheoldpatientsneverreturn.Whichonehasgreaterprofitability?
Or,inthecaseofnon-profithospitals,whichoneisbeingrunmorecost-efficiently?
Theanswerisveryclear:
withoutquestion,itishospital“A”–theonewithaloyalpatientfollowing.Thisisbecausefindingnewcustomersanddoing
businesswiththemtakestime,effort,andmoney.Hospital“B”forexample,hastoinvestheavilyinadvertisingtoconsumersandinpersonalsellingtophysicians,soastoattractnewpatients.Then,ithastospendtheeffortandpreciousemployeetimeinsettingupnewpatientrecords,forexplainingthehospitalprocedures,andforunderstandingeachpatient’sindividualneeds,andguidingthemthroughthetreatmentprocedures.Thesameistrueforotherservicebusinesses.Insuranceagentsknow,forexample,howcumbersomeitistoobtainnewcustomersandtosetuptheirpolicies.Carmechanicswhohavehandledaparticularcarinthepastbecomemoreefficientindiagnosingnewproblems.Stockbrokersunderstandtheirestablishedclients’financialgoalsbetter.Andrepeatguestsinahotelarefamiliarwiththehotelfacilitiesandwillnotcalluponemployeetimetoseekinformation.
Althoughcompaniesarerealizingthevalueofkeepingcustomersloyal,nooneknowsforsurehowtodoit.Companiesmeasurecustomersatisfaction,andhopethatifthesatisfactionscoresaregood,thecustomerswillstaywiththefirm.Butevensatisfiedcustomersleaveforthelureofacompetitor’soffer.Companiessuchasairlinesandhotelsofferfrequentguestrewards,yetconsumerswillstillshoparoundandswitchcompaniesfromtransactiontotransaction.Accordingtosomeobservers,customerdefectionrunsashighas50percentinmanyindustries(Cannie,1992).Weexploretheproblemofcustomerdefectioninserviceindustries.Serviceindustriespresentamoredifficultsettingforunderstandingcustomerdisloyaltyasopposedtomanufacturedgoodsindustries.Thisisbecause,forservicefirms,thebasisofconsumerchoiceandcontinuedpatronagearelessobvious.Servicesareintangible,andtheycannotbecompletelystandardized.Attheminimum,theyvaryaccordingtothemoodoftheserviceproviderandservicecustomeratthemomentofservicedelivery.Thus,inservicebusinesses,whatisgivenandreceivedisrelativelyintangible.Consequently,customerevaluativecriteriaarelesswellarticulated,andtheappraisalofthevaluereceivedismuchmoresubjective(Berry,1980;
Keaveney,1995;
Lovelock,1991;
Zeithamletal.,1993).Itwouldbeofinterest,therefore,tounderstandcustomerdisloyaltyforservicebusinesses.
ThesecondconceptionandmeasureofservicequalityisSERVQUAL.ProposedbyresearchersParasuramanetal.(1988),SERVQUALmeasuresservicequalityasfivedimensions:
reliability,responsiveness,assurance,empathy,andtangibles.Thesedimensionsaredefinedasfollows:
(1)Reliability:
Abilitytoperformthepromisedservicedependablyandaccurately;
(2)Responsiveness:
Willingnesstohelpcustomersandprovidepromptservice;
(3)Assurance:
Knowledgeandcourtesyofemployeesandtheirabilitytoinspiretrustandconfidence;
(4)Empathy:
Caring,individualizedattentionthefirmprovidesitscustomers;
(5)Tangibles:
Physicalfacilities,equipment,andappearanceofpersonnel.InmostresearchstudiesdonebySERVQUAL’sauthors,Reliabilityhasbeenfoundtobethemostinfluentialdeterminantofoverallservicequalityorofcustomersatisfactionwiththeservice.Butanimportantquestionremainsunanswered.Thisquestionis:
ArethedimensionsofSERVQUALthatinfluencesatisfactionalsotheonesthatinfluenceloyalty?
Weexaminethisquestionhere.
Wecollectedconsumerresponsesontheirexperiencewitheitherofthesetwoservices.Ourrespondentsansweredaquestionnaireeitherforahealthclinicoracarrepairservicefacility.RespondentswererecruitedfromPTAorganizations,mailboxdrops,andmallinterceptsintwoUScities.Onehundredandtencustomersansweredthesurveyforacarrepairservice,and123forahealthcarefacilitytheyutilizedwithinthepastoneyear.OperationalizationofmeasuresThequestionnairecontainedthemeasuresofoverallsatisfaction,intentiontoswitch,technicalquality,functionalquality,andtheSERVQUALscale.Satisfactionwasmeasuredbythisitem:
Overall,withthisfacility,Iam:
(1)Extremelydissatisfied.
(2)Somewhatdissatisfied.(3)Feelneutral.(4)Somewhatsatisfied.(5)Extremelysatisfied.
Inthemarketingliterature,consumerloyaltyhasgenerallybeenmeasuredaspreponderanceorbiasofpastbehavioralfrequencyinfavorofaspecificbrand(e.g.DickandBasu,1994).However,suchameasureismoresuitedtoconsumergoods.Forservices(particularlyforhighinvolvementservicesthatareexaminedinthisresearch),themeasurelikelytobemostusefultomanagersistheonethatquestionsrespondentsontheirpredispositiontoswitchingsuppliersorserviceproviders.Weusedthismeasuretoassesstheloyaltytherespondentsfelttowardtheirpresenthealthcareandcarrepairserviceproviders.Afurtherpointofclarificationisthatweusedonlythreeresponsecategoriesbecauseofthesmallsamplesize;
amoregraduatedscalewouldhaveyieldedarathersmallcellsizeofswitchers.Moreover,we
wouldhavehadtosubsequentlyuseanarbitrarydividinglinetoregrouprespondentsintoloyalandnot-loyalcustomers.Thethree-pointscale,withfewerin-betweencategories,reducestheneedforsucharbitraryregroupingbyresearchers.Nevertheless,ourmeasureofcustomerloyaltymustbeviewedasimperfect.Inthediscussionsection,wesuggestimprovementinthemeasureforfutureresearch.
Thedynamicsofsatisfactionversusloyalty。
Theforegoingstatementaboutwhatdrivesloyaltyshouldbeunderstoodwiththeprovisothatloyaltyisnotentirelydivorcedfromsatisfaction.Thedisloyalty/loyaltygroupscontrastedarefromasubpopulationthatisalreadysatisfied.Dissatisfiedcustomersarealmostalwayspronetoswitch(asourdatashow).Thatishardlynews.Whatisnewsisthatevensomesatisfiedcustomerswouldswitch.Inseparatingdisloyalversusloyalcustomers,therefore,managershavetoaskwhatdrivesloyaltybeyond
satisfaction.
Evenmoreimportantly,thedriversof“loyaltybeyondsatisfaction”aredifferentfromwhatdrivesdissatisfactionversussatisfaction.Inourdata,thepotencyoftechnicalquality(“thequalityoftheworkperformed”)andfunctionalquality(“thequalityoftheservice”)indeliveringsatisfactionandloyaltydiffered.Anditvariedbetweenalowcontactandahighcontactservice.Foralowcontactservice(e.g.carrepair),technicalqualitywasneededtofirstobtainsatisfaction,andthenfunctionalqualitywasneededtodriveloyaltybeyondsatisfaction.Theconversewasthecaseforahighcontact(e.g.healthcare)service.Thispatternoffindingsshouldguidemanagersindesigningsatisfactionandloyaltymeasurementresearchintheirparticularfirms.Theanalysisweemployedcanalsoserveasaprototype.Managerscananalyzethesatisfactionandloyaltydatatoidentifywhetherthetechnicalorthefunctionalqualityimprovementisthecriticalneedfortheirfirmsataparticularjunctureintheirserviceoperations.Thisanalysisshouldhelpguideaservicefirm’sinvestmentinappropriatequalityinitiatives.
SatisfiedcustomersarethestartofyourloyaltycampaignnottheendHere’sadilemmaformanagers.Evenwhenyourcustomerssaythey’resatisfiedtheystillswitchtoothersuppliers.Whatdotheseconsumerswant?
Blood?
Wegotogreatlengthsmakingsurewehavesatisfiedcustomersandtheyrewardoureffortsbyswitchingtoourcompetitor!
Thetruthiswhatwe’vealwayssuspected.Satisfiedcustomersaren’tnecessarilyloyalcustomers.Indeedloyaltyrequiresacommitmentfromthecustomerthatmeresatisfactioncannotbring.MittelandLassarconsiderthisdilemmabylookingatwhetherthesamefactorsinfluenceloyaltyasinfluencesatisfaction.Theyconfirmthatcustomers“…whoreportahighsatisfactionratingstillpossessapredispositiontoswitchservicesuppliers.”Andwealsoseethat(notsurprisingly)dissatisfiedcustomerswilldefinitelyswitchsoyoucan’tignoresatisfaction.ButMittelandLassar’smostimportantfindingisthatthe“type”ofqualityaffectingsatisfactiondiffersfromthataffectingloyalty.Ifsatisfactionfollowsfromfunctionalquality(empathy,responsiveness,assurance)thenloyaltycomesfromtechnicalquality(reliability).Similarlysatisfactionderivedfromtechnicalqualitymeansloyaltyresultsfromfunctionalquality.Theimplicationsofthesefindingsareenormous.Firstittellsusthatcustomersatisfactionmeasuresareinadequateontheirownandneedsupplementingbyameasureofloyalty(inthisstudythepropensitytoswitchsupplier).Andsecondlyitmeansthatwecannotfocusonthoseelementsofqualitycreatingsatisfactionbecausetheydon’tencourageloyalty.Thefindingsprovideclarity–andanswertheswitchingdilemma–buttheymakeservicemanagers’jobharderstill.InthespiritofthisdiscoveryIintendtosetout
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