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In this article, a strategic typology is introduced to improve a firms’ return on investment (ROI) based on understanding whether to devote additional resources to improve customer satisfaction and increase delight. The framework is based on the recognition that customers seek two types of...
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In this article, a strategic typology is introduced to improve a firms’ return on investment (ROI) based on understanding whether to devote additional resources to improve customer satisfaction and increase delight. The framework is based on the recognition that customers seek two types of...
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This article investigates how engaging in a merger moderates the joint impact of a firm’s achievement of dual goals of customer satisfaction and firm efficiency on a firm’s long-term financial performance. Many prominent firms grow through mergers. Recent examples in the services context...
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Many companies try to simultaneously manage customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction, even though it may be difficult to do so. We examine three major companies — Halliburton, Schlumberger, and National Oilwell Varco (NOV) — in the oilfield-services sector to examine the level of...
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Companies and academics rarely account for balancing the risk and reward in a customer portfolio of a firm. Unlike a stock portfolio where both measures are taken into account, many people tend to look only at the customers' average profit value. Applying financial portfolio management...
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Previous studies have separately shown that a firm needs to rely on its customers and employees to achieve superior performance. In this study, the authors draw on signaling theory to develop and empirically test a cross-validation argument. They argue that how a firm treats one stakeholder...
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