Parsimonious measurement of customer satisfaction with personal service and the service setting
- 1 June 1998
- journal article
- Published by Emerald in Journal of Consumer Marketing
- Vol. 15 (3), 239-253
- https://doi.org/10.1108/07363769810219116
Abstract
This paper develops a concise customer satisfaction survey instrument to help organizations measure satisfaction with their services. A seven‐stage process was used to develop the instrument. Following pilot studies, a preliminary instrument of 24 items was administered to consumers of a variety of business firms and government agencies providing service to customers or clients. After further analysis, a revised instrument was developed consisting of 18 statements. Additional analysis and further purification led to an even more parsimonious final version of the customer satisfaction survey, employing nine statements in two factors; satisfaction with the personal service (SatPers) and satisfaction with the service setting (SatSett). Organizations could use the scale internally to identify their strengths and weaknesses, as well as measuring their customer satisfaction.Keywords
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