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How do consumers evaluate internet retail service quality?
USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications
  • Philip J. Trocchia
  • Swinder Janda
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Philip J. Trocchia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2003
Disciplines
Abstract

The conceptualization and assessment of service quality continues to play an important role in marketing for both academics and practitioners alike. This study extends the service quality literature by utilizing semi-structured depth interviews with 58 online shoppers to uncover key aspects of Internet service quality. Results indicate that consumers evaluate the service of Internet marketers in terms of five major dimensions: performance, access, security, sensation, and information. While marketing academicians may use the study's findings as a framework to develop measures to empirically assess Internet service quality, online retailers may use our findings as a resource while constructing, managing, and evaluating their marketing strategies.

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Abstract only. Full-text article is available only through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Journal of Services Marketing, 17 (3), 243-253. DOI: 10.1108/08876040310474800 Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.
Language
en_US
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0
Citation Information
Trocchia, P.J. and Janda, S. (2003). How do consumers evaluate internet retail service quality? Journal of Services Marketing, 17 (3), 243-253.