Purpose – Brand management systems (BMSs) are of prime importance for brands to monitor effective brand management and enhance firms' performance. The existing scales take various conceptual bases and sometimes eliminate some dimensions, depending on the sector of activity. Based on praxis and...

Aborde le problème de la qualité selon trois perspectives : analyse la version 2000 de la norme ISO 9001 et la certification d'engagements de service ; la diffusion sectorielle de la démarche qualité dans la fonction publique et les professions juridiques ; approche traditionnelle de la...

Les prestations de services professionnels sont par définition intangibles et génèrent en conséquence une perception de risque et d’incertitude chez le client. Pour y remédier, la confiance a été identifiée comme étant la solution idéale. Or, l’idée dominante est que le...

Management control practices are influenced by different professional groups, their interpretations and power struggles. We study a company whose strategy and daily management rely on non financial stakes, notably upon the concept of “brand”. We show how management accountants introduce a...

The purpose of this article is to present a multi-items scale on Web retail service quality. After reviewing the literature on this subject, two studies are presented. The first study is a qualitative one with a literature review and a series of depth individuals interviews and focus groups of...