Learn About Customer Satisfaction "Changes in companies’ customer satisfaction scores don’t happen overnight; they have to work their way through complex value chains that ultimately affect quarterly profits and stock prices (Harvard Business Review, 2007)."

Customer Satisfaction

Concept Overview

Customer Satisfaction Definition

Customer satisfaction is a term used to describe a scenario when an exchange meets the needs and expectations of its user. It captures the provision of goods or services that fulfil the customer’s expectations in terms of quality and service in relation to the price paid. Customer satisfaction, as a business term, can also be used to measure how the supply of products or services surpasses customer expectations.

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  • Anderson, E.W. and Sullivan, M.W. (1993) The Antecedents and Consequences of Customer Satisfaction for Firms. Marketing Science, Vol. 12(2), pp. 125-143.
  • Berry, L.L. (1999) Discovering the Soul of Service: The Nine Drivers of Sustainable Business Success. The Free Press, New York.
  • Biswas, P.K. (2007) Customer Satisfaction of ATM Service: A Case Study of HSBC ATM. Dhaka University Journal of Marketing, The Social Science Research Network. Available at: http://papers. ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=990242
  • Churchill, G.A. and Surprenant, C. Jr. (1982) An Investigation into the Determinants of Customer Satisfaction. Journal of Marketing Research, Vol. 19(4), pp. 491-504.

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