Reviewing customer value literature: Comparing and contrasting customer values perspectives

Purpose: The paper provides a comprehensive and up-to-date literature review of customer value concepts and distinguishes complex customer value from the various perspectives. It structures the themes and dimensions between the various approaches along the customer value main lines in the literature...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Paananen, Aija, Seppänen, Marko
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099/14110
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2099/14110
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Customer services
Customer
Value
Management
Review
Definition
Structure
Serveis d'atenció al client
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Màrqueting
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Sumario:Purpose: The paper provides a comprehensive and up-to-date literature review of customer value concepts and distinguishes complex customer value from the various perspectives. It structures the themes and dimensions between the various approaches along the customer value main lines in the literature. Design/methodology/approach: The paper reviews current literature and illustrates different types of value representations through a case example. Findings: Based on a comprehensive literature review, a framework how to scholars can structure customer value constructs is presented. Originality/value: In business and management research a conceptual confusion prevails and this paper attempts to clarify different types of customer value to provide a better resolution tool for scholars.