On the perceived dynamics of retail service quality

This paper addresses the issue of perceived service quality from a dynamic perspective. This perspective invites respondents to reflect on individual service episodes as well as to make an overall assessment of the quality of this relationship over time. The results of an empirical test of the concept in two clothing stores indicate a number of differences with respect to service performance attributes as well as to the core service. This supports the notion of perceived dynamics in service quality.

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