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Mystery Shopping: In-depth measurement of customer satisfaction

van der Wiele, Ton; Hesselink, M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2003

This paper will discuss the phenomenon Mystery Shopping in the field of customer satisfaction measurement techniques. By using the literature about Mystery Shopping definitions and restrictions of this instrument will be presented. Also, possible ways to present and use the gathered data will be...

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De betekenis van marktstructuren voor de scope van de onderneming

Commandeur, Commandeur, H.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2003

Different market structures and value systems give insight into the changing environment in which companies operate. In this inaugural address the central question is: What is the influence of market structures on the scope of the firm?The objective is to give meaningful contributions to the...

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The Relationship between Technology, Innovation, and Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence on E-Business in Europe

Koellinger, Philipp - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2008

This article analyzes the relationship between the usage of Internet-based technologies, different types of innovation, and performance at the firm level. Data for the empirical investigation originates from a sample of 7,302 European enterprises. The empirical results show that Internet-based...

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Can the stock market anticipate future operating performance? Evidence from equity rights issues

Kabir, Kabir, R.; Roosenboom, Roosenboom, P.G.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2002

This paper examines whether the stock market valuation impact is consistent with subsequent operating performance of firms. We use data for equity rights offerings - the widely adopted flotation method in the Netherlands. We first examine the stock market announcement effect of rights issues and...

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Distributed Services with Foreseen and Unforeseen Tasks: The Mobile Re-allocation Problem

Dekker, Rommert; Kaymak, Uzay; Larco Martinelli, Larco … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2007

In this paper we deal with a common problem found in the operations of security and preventive/corrective maintenance services: that of routing a number of mobile resources to serve foreseen and unforeseen tasks during a shift. We define the (Mobile Re-Allocation Problem) MRAP as the problem of...

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Reliability and heterogeneity of railway services

Dekker, Rommert; Vromans, Vromans, M.J.C.M.; Kroon, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2003

Reliability is one of the key factors in transportation, both for passengers and for cargo. This paper examines … reliability in public railway systems. Reliability of railway services is a complex matter, since there are many causes for … disruptions and at least as many causes for delays to spread around in space and time. One way to increase the reliability is to …

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In the Mood for Risk? A Random-Assignment Experiment Addressing the Effects of Moods on Risk Preferences

Koellinger, Philipp; Treffers, Treffers, T.; Picot, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2012

Recent discussions in decision sciences and behavioral economics stress the potential impact of affect on decision outcomes. In the present study, we conducted random-assignment experiments (N = 253) to investigate whether affect can cause temporary fluctuations in risk preferences. In...

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Joy leads to Overconfidence, and a Simple Remedy

Koellinger, Philipp; Treffers, Treffers, T. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2012

Overconfidence has been identified as a source of suboptimal decision making in many real- life domains, and it often has far-reaching consequences. Here, we demonstrate a causal mechanism that leads to overconfidence and show a simple, effective remedy for it in an incentive-compatible...

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Consumer Perception and Evaluation of Waiting Time

Verhoef, Peter; Antonides, Antonides, G. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2000

Telephone waiting times for a commercial service were varied in two different experiments. In the first experiment, the telephone rate was either zero or fixed at Dfl.1.- (approx. $0.40) per minute. Consumer perceptions of waiting times could be described best by a psychophysical power function....

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Mystery shopping: A tool to develop insight into customer service provision

van Iwaarden, Jos; van der Wiele, Ton; Hesselink, M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

Reaching service excellence through a focus on the customer, demands more than just measuring customer satisfaction by means of questionnaire surveys. Nowadays, it is not sufficient anymore to have service excellence in services, processes and relationships. Now is the time to create excellence...

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