Assessment of the service provision process as a business process management tool

• Autorzy: Ingaldi Manuela

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17512/pjms.2021.23.1.13

Warianty tytułu

PL

Ocena procesu świadczenia usług jako narzędzie do zarządzania procesami biznesowymi

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Among the processes that take place in service enterprises and that determine their results, the service provision process needs special attention. Customers take an active part in it, deciding what the service should look like, and having the option to modify it while it is being providing. Therefore, the course of the service provision process influences how customers perceive a given service, whether they are satisfied, and whether the services quality is at the appropriate level. The development of technology and digitization have resulted in the fact that many customers prefer e-services, shopping online. In this case, the service provision process looks different from the traditional services, and the customers’ participation in this process is even greater. All activities related to ordering the service are performed by them. They base their decisions on own experience or the opinions of other customers. Therefore, when assessing the services quality, the customer largely assesses its provision process. The aim of the paper was to assess the course of the service provision process by customers from various European countries. The results’ analysis was based on the assumptions of the Importance Performance Analysis (IPA). The research allowed not only to assess the service provision process, but also to indicate the attributes that, according to customers, met their expectations and those that cause their dissatisfaction and lower the overall level of service quality, so need potential corrective actions. The research can be used by different e-service enterprises in order to improve their service provision process. The attributes indicated in the work, which are important for customers, should be taken into account by e-shops to improve the quality of the services they provide, and thus affect the level of customer satisfaction.

PL

Wśród procesów zachodzących w przedsiębiorstwach usługowych i determinujących ich wyniki na szczególną uwagę zasługuje proces świadczenia usług. Klienci biorą w nim czynny udział, decydując o tym, jak ma wyglądać usługa i mając możliwość jej modyfikacji w trakcie jej świadczenia. Dlatego też przebieg procesu świadczenia usługi wpływa na to, jak klienci postrzegają daną usługę, czy są zadowoleni i czy jakość usług jest na odpowiednim poziomie. Rozwój technologii i cyfryzacja spowodowały, że wielu klientów preferuje e-usługi, zakupy online. W tym przypadku proces świadczenia usług wygląda inaczej niż w przypadku tradycyjnych usług, a udział klientów w tym procesie jest jeszcze większy. Wszystkie czynności związane z zamówieniem usługi są przez nich wykonywane. Swoje decyzje opierają na własnych doświadczeniach lub opiniach innych klientów. Dlatego oceniając jakość usług, klient w dużej mierze ocenia proces jej świadczenia. Celem artykułu była ocena przebiegu procesu świadczenia usług przez klientów z różnych krajów europejskich. Analiza wyników została oparta na założeniach IPA (Importance Performance Analysis). Badanie pozwoliło nie tylko ocenić proces świadczenia usług, ale także wskazać atrybuty, które zdaniem klientów spełniły ich oczekiwania oraz te, które powodują ich niezadowolenie i obniżają ogólny poziom jakości obsługi, a więc wymagają ewentualnych działań naprawczych. Badania mogą być wykorzystane przez różne przedsiębiorstwa e-usługowe w celu usprawnienia procesu świadczenia usług. Wskazane w pracy atrybuty, które są ważne dla klientów, powinny być brane pod uwagę przez e-sklepy w celu podniesienia jakości świadczonych przez nich usług, a tym samym wpłynąć na poziom zadowolenia klientów.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

e-service; service quality; service provision process; customer satisfaction

PL

e-usługi; jakość obsługi; proces świadczenia usług; satysfakcja klienta

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 23, No. 1
• Strony: 204--223
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 43 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Ingaldi Manuela

• Czestochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Management, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).