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e-SELFQUAL: A scale for measuring online self-service quality

David Xin Ding, Paul Jen-Hwa Hu and Olivia R. Liu Sheng

Journal of Business Research, 2011, vol. 64, issue 5, 508-515

Abstract: The measurement of online self-service quality has become increasingly crucial as firms deliver an expanding array of services through their Web sites. Substantial research examines online services using salient scales primarily developed for personnel-orchestrated, face-to-face services; several recently developed scales that target online services focus on important information and/or system characteristics but do not consider e-retailers' fundamental roles holistically. The reported research synthesizes relevant previous research and proposes a conceptual framework to examine the quality of online self-services in e-retailing. The proposed framework then guides a scale development effort that includes a series of pilot and validation studies. The resulting scale, e-SELFQUAL, provides a means for examining the relationships between online service quality and customer satisfaction, as well as loyalty in e-retailing. This study has several important implications for research and business practice.

Keywords: Service; quality; Self-services; Online; shopping; Scale; development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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