Title :
Scale development of customer value in China mobile service
Author :
Yu, Hongyan ; Wang, Zijian
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Bus., Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Guangzhou, China
Abstract :
Customer Value is widely discussed in the service literature. Little research has addressed the value construct itself in the Mobil service. This research describes the development of a 15-item measure, which can be used to assess customers´ perceptions of the value at a service level. The measure was developed for use in the Mobil service purchase situation to determine what consumption values drive usage attitude and behavior. Three distinct, value dimensions were generated. They were termed service, brand and function value. The reliability and validity of the scale was assessed, using exploratory and confirmatory analyses. All three value dimensions were found to help significantly in explaining attitudes and behavior.
Keywords :
consumer behaviour; customer satisfaction; mobile radio; telecommunication industry; telecommunication services; China mobile service; Mobil service purchase situation; brand value; confirmatory analysis; customer perception; customer value; exploratory analysis; function value; scale development; service level; service value; usage attitude; usage behavior; value dimension; Correlation; Mathematical model; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Personnel; Reliability; consumption value; customer value; scale development;
Conference_Titel :
Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM), 2011 8th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tianjin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-310-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICSSSM.2011.5959390