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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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[en] PERCEPTUAL MAPPING OF HOTELS IN RIO DE JANEIRO: A COMPOSITIONAL APPROACH / [pt] MAPA DE PERCEPÇÃO DE HOTÉIS NO RIO DE JANEIRO: UMA ABORDAGEM COMPOSITIVA

DEBORAH COUTINHO GIL NUNES 17 April 2015 (has links)
[pt] A indústria hoteleira vem se desenvolvendo significativamente nos últimos anos impulsionada por grandes investimentos privados e do governo no setor de turismo e infraestrutura. Inteiramente vinculada à demanda turística e inserida no setor de serviços, a indústria apresenta um composto variável de bens e serviços, que requer o entendimento das necessidades e dos desejos de seus clientes para adotar as estratégias adequadas. Tal mercado é particularmente sensível à qualidade dos serviços prestados e produtos oferecidos aos hóspedes. A satisfação do consumidor é, portanto, um dos principais objetivos do setor, que busca criar valor para os seus clientes ao antecipar e gerenciar suas expectativas, sejam elas no segmento de turismo de lazer, sejam no segmento de turismo de negócios. Nesta pesquisa alguns atributos apontados como essenciais aos serviços de hotelaria foram utilizados com o objetivo de entender como o mercado percebe um conjunto de hotéis localizados na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Para tanto, foi realizado um estudo em que se empregou análise de correspondência para desenhar o mapa de percepções relativo a um conjunto pré-definido de atributos e hotéis. O mapa bidimensional indica prevalência dos atributos área de lazer e valor para a dimensão I e de um conjunto de atributos mais voltados para o segmento de negócios no caso da dimensão II, onde localização e restaurante são destaques positivos e qualidade do quarto e limpeza têm relevo negativo. O Othon Palace enfatiza os dois segmentos (as duas dimensões). O hotel Pestana Rio Atlântica prioriza o turismo lazer, enquanto que os outros oito hotéis pesquisados estão mais concentrados em torno da origem (coordenadas normalizadas com valor absoluto inferior a 0,4), o que caracteriza um posicionamento estratégico ambíguo, buscando privilegiar tanto o turismo de negócios quanto o de lazer. / [en] The hotel industry has been developing significantly in the last years, driven by large public and private investments in the tourism and infrastructure sectors. Said industry is entirely related to the demand of tourism activity and is inserted in the service sector. Additionally, it is made up of a variable of good and services, which requires the understanding of the needs and wants of its clients in order to adopt the adequate strategies. Such a market is particularly sensitive to the quality of services rendered as well as to products offered to guests. Therefore, customer satisfaction is one of the main objectives of the sector that strives to create value for its clients by anticipating and managing their expectations, be them in the leisure or business tourism segments. In this research some attributes considered to be essential to the services of the hotel industry were used with the purpose of understanding how the market perceives a group of hotels located in the City of Rio de Janeiro. To this effect, a study was done in which correspondence analysis was implemented to conceptualize the perceptions map concerning a group of predefined attributes and hotels. The bi-dimensional map indicates mostly leisure attributes and value to the Dimension I and a group of attributes pertaining to the business segment in the Dimension II, where location and restaurant stand out as positive factors and room quality and cleanliness have a negative relevance. Othon Palace hotel emphasizes the two segments (the two dimensions). Pestana Rio Atlântica hotel prioritizes leisure tourism, while the other eight hotels that were analyzed are more concentrated due to their origin (normalized coordinates with an absolute value inferior to 0.4), which characterizes an ambiguous strategic positioning, striving to excel both in leisure and business tourism.
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Marketing de serviços no pequeno varejo e a sua relação com o processo decisório de compra do consumidor: um estudo de caso

Pereira, Luciana Balensifer 24 May 2010 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T16:45:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Luciana Balensifer Pereira.pdf: 1634945 bytes, checksum: 7f75e759f9237d2d217529b88a9f4f46 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-05-24 / The objective of this dissertation was to analyze the decision making process of purchase by the consumer, related to the services offered by the small retail. This goal is justified because of the importance of point of sale to the producer, the growing concern over the quality of life, the strength of the retail sector in face of crisis and the growth of small retail offering greater convenience to consumers, making this theme actual and relevant. The nature of the study had a qualitative approach, with empirical collections in the field studied. In addition, and to understand the consumer perspective, a case study was made in Pomar&Cia. with the application of a market research to consumers. The case analyzed had a theoretical basis of four categories of analysis drawn from the previous chapters of this dissertation, in order to relate the company studied with the theory addressed. The results has indicated, through surveys performed, the ranking of the most significant services from which the consumer go to the stores and decide to purchase / O objetivo desta dissertação foi analisar o processo decisório de compra por parte do consumidor, com relação ao serviço prestado no pequeno varejo. Este objetivo justifica-se pelo fato da importância do ponto-de-venda para o produtor, da preocupação crescente com a qualidade de vida, da força do setor varejista diante de crises e do crescimento do pequeno varejo oferecendo maior conveniência ao consumidor, tornando o tema atual e de relevância. A natureza do estudo teve uma abordagem qualitativa, com coletas empíricas de campo. Em complemento e, para se compreender a perspectiva do consumidor, realizou-se um estudo de caso na Rede Pomar&Cia. com a aplicação de uma pesquisa de mercado aos consumidores. O caso analisado teve o embasamento teórico de quatro categorias de análise retiradas dos capítulos anteriores, com o intuito de relacionar a empresa estudada com a teoria abordada. O resultado indicou, através das pesquisas realizadas, o ranking dos serviços mais significativos para a ida do cliente à loja e sua decisão de compra
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Uso da internet na pós-venda de serviços business-to-business / Internet use in the business-to-business after-sales services

Rigato, Carlos Alberto 13 March 2013 (has links)
No intuito de melhor entender a situação atual, objeções, limitações e perspectivas de uso da internet na pós-venda de serviços business-to-business, este estudo objetivou avaliar por que e como a internet está sendo ou não utilizada nas atividades de pós-venda de serviços de impressão corporativa e propor sugestões de melhoria desse uso para o público acadêmico científico e para os praticantes de gestão. Para isso, foi realizada uma pesquisa exploratória usando estudo de casos com duas revendas de serviços de impressão corporativa. Como síntese dos padrões das descobertas, tem-se que: a internet tem sido utilizada para obter maior agilidade na correção de problemas e na leitura dos contadores de impressão nos equipamentos; os recursos mais utilizados são o e-mail, o portal e o acesso remoto a equipamentos do cliente, o que representa um uso básico e, à medida em que se evolui na oferta de serviços de impressão, o uso da internet se torna mais complexo; a mídia social, incluindo as redes sociais, não é utilizada nem existe uma estratégia definida para seu uso; o estilo de venda voltado para a solução de problemas e o planejamento baseado em valor influenciam o uso da internet, enquanto que a venda pessoal gera no cliente uma expectativa de que a pós-venda também seja presencial; esse uso da internet pode impactar positivamente o composto de marketing, apesar de muitos dos benefícios não estarem sendo explorados; por parte dessas revendas, a internet não tem sido melhor utilizada por falta de conhecimento de seus benefícios e de suas restrições e por falta de enfoque estratégico e prioritário dos seus gestores; o próximo passo seria usar melhor o que já existe implementado e expandir esse uso para os demais clientes. Por fim, foram apresentadas sugestões de melhoria desse uso. / In order to better understand the current situation, objections, limitations and perspectives of internet use in the business-to-business after-sales services, this study aimed to evaluate why and how the internet is being used or not in activities of after-sales service in corporate printing and propose suggestions for improvement of such use to the scientific academic public and to the practitioners of management. For such, an exploratory study using case study with two resellers of corporate printing services was conducted. As summary of the findings of the patterns it follows that: the internet has been used to achieve greater agility to correct problems and to read the counters on the printing equipment; the most used resources are e-mail, portal and remote access to customer equipment, which represents a basic use and, as it evolves in offering of printing services, internet usage becomes more complex; social media, including social networks, is not used, nor is there a defined strategy for its use; the selling style oriented to problem solving and the value-based planning influence the use of internet, while the personal selling, used by such resellers, generates an expectation that the after-sales attendance is also a personal one. That use of the internet can positively impact the marketing mix, although many of the benefits are not being exploited; by those resellers, the internet has not been used for lack of better knowledge of its benefits and of its restrictions and lack of strategic and priority focus of its leaders; the next step would be to make better use of what is already in place and expand that use to other customers. Finally, suggestions have been made to improve such use.
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Differential pricing & promotion and their effect on growth of SMEs which offer standardized services : A Case Study of Snowhite Dry Cleaners Pakistan

Naeem, Abid, Henry, Ssebunnya January 2010 (has links)
Problem: In bid to stay competitive in the industry, SMEs have to apply several  formal marketing techniques which will help them edge past their competitors regardless of the many operational challenges they are facing. Moreover, through the first questionnaire the authors realized that if the case company could appreciate the use of marketing techniques in the market, it would gain more market share hence realizing organic growth. However this entirely depends on the leadership and management teams which also have to be innovative in the market place which will eventually create value for the customers who tend to be loyal and as such purchase the service or product repeatedly. In addition, the management and leadership teams should seek cultural integration and talent which will enable the SMEs to achieve their vision hence survival in the business. Purpose: The issue under investigation during this research will be “the effect of differential pricing and promotion on the growth of SMEs which offer standardized services.” This research will add to the existing knowledge relevant to the SMEs in line with the marketing activities and growth. In addition, this research will help Snowhite Dry Cleaners in particular, to achieve growth if the managerial implications are put into consideration as highlighted in this thesis. For the authors, this thesis is a pre-requisite to the award of a masters‟ degree in marketing with a major in business administration once successfully completed. Method: An inductive approach has been used through out this thesis while we adopted a case study design. In order to fulfill the purpose of this thesis, three unstructured questionnaires were sent to the director of operations of the case company. Theories: The theoretical areas  that were used in this thesis consisted of theories regarding; Competitive strategy,  Pricing of services,  Promotion of services,  Services marketing management, Business growth, Marketing management etc Conclusions: The authors came to a conclusion that promotion strategies induce trial of product or service hence organic growth in the long-run. They also impact on customer choice of product or service and service provider which leads to increased demand hence organic growth. As well, value-adding promotions for services increase the demand and market share arising from less competitor activity due to fear of adverse price wars. In addition, promotions increase perceived customer value which results into repeated purchases of a product or service hence organic growth. However, value-increasing promotions are recommended for product firms otherwise they will have a negative impact on sales save for objectives like margin reduction or tarnishing the competitors‟ image. Notably, if value adding promotions are run for a long time, they risk becoming obsolete to the customers who seek value on a daily basis. In addition, differential pricing has no effect on sales growth for a service firms which offer standardized services  like laundry but rather, it is likely to have a positive impact on firms which sell tangible products as a primary objective and treating the services offered as peripheral.
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Differential pricing & promotion and their effect on growth of SMEs which offer standardized services : A Case Study of Snowhite Dry Cleaners Pakistan

Naeem, Abid, Henry, Ssebunnya January 2010 (has links)
<p><strong>Problem: </strong>In bid to stay competitive in the industry, SMEs have to apply several  formal marketing techniques which will help them edge past their competitors regardless of the many operational challenges they are facing. Moreover, through the first questionnaire the authors realized that if the case company could appreciate the use of marketing techniques in the market, it would gain more market share hence realizing organic growth. However this entirely depends on the leadership and management teams which also have to be innovative in the market place which will eventually create value for the customers who tend to be loyal and as such purchase the service or product repeatedly. In addition, the management and leadership teams should seek cultural integration and talent which will enable the SMEs to achieve their vision hence survival in the business.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The issue under investigation during this research will be “the effect of differential pricing and promotion on the growth of SMEs which offer standardized services.” This research will add to the existing knowledge relevant to the SMEs in line with the marketing activities and growth. In addition, this research will help Snowhite Dry Cleaners in particular, to achieve growth if the managerial implications are put into consideration as highlighted in this thesis. For the authors, this thesis is a pre-requisite to the award of a masters‟ degree in marketing with a major in business administration once successfully completed.</p><p><strong>Method:</strong> An inductive approach has been used through out this thesis while we adopted a case study design. In order to fulfill the purpose of this thesis, three unstructured questionnaires were sent to the director of operations of the case company.</p><p><strong>Theories: </strong>The theoretical areas  that were used in this thesis consisted of theories regarding; Competitive strategy,  Pricing of services,  Promotion of services,  Services marketing management, Business growth, Marketing management etc</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The authors came to a conclusion that promotion strategies induce trial of product or service hence organic growth in the long-run. They also impact on customer choice of product or service and service provider which leads to increased demand hence organic growth. As well, value-adding promotions for services increase the demand and market share arising from less competitor activity due to fear of adverse price wars. In addition, promotions increase perceived customer value which results into repeated purchases of a product or service hence organic growth. However, value-increasing promotions are recommended for product firms otherwise they will have a negative impact on sales save for objectives like margin reduction or tarnishing the competitors‟ image. Notably, if value adding promotions are run for a long time, they risk becoming obsolete to the customers who seek value on a daily basis. In addition, differential pricing has no effect on sales growth for a service firms which offer standardized services  like laundry but rather, it is likely to have a positive impact on firms which sell tangible products as a primary objective and treating the services offered as peripheral.</p>
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Marketingo komplekso modelis pramogų paslaugų įmonėse / The model of the marketing mix in the enterprises of entertainment services

Andruškaitė, Indrė 03 September 2010 (has links)
Magistro darbe yra iškelta pramogų paslaugų marketingo komplekso atitikimo vartotojų poreikiams problema. Darbe išanalizuota ir susisteminta įvairių lietuvių ir užsienio autorių literatūra, publikuoti tyrimai bei apklausų rezultatai, susiję su paslaugų marketingu, marketingo kompleksu, vartotojų elgsena. Išanalizuota paslaugų specifika, klasifikavimas. Plačiau nagrinėtas paslaugų marketingo komplekso išskirtinumas, atlikta įvairių autorių pateikiamų marketingo komplekso modelių analizė. Tyrimo metu iš dalies patvirtinta hipotezė, kad pramogų paslaugų įmonių marketingo kompleksas neatitinka vartotojų lūkesčių. Nustatyta, kad vartotojų lūkesčiai ir pramogų paslaugų teikėjų marketingo kompleksai nėra tarpusavyje suderinti. Pasiūlytas į vartotoją orientuotas pramogų paslaugų marketingo komplekso modelis. / This Master's thesis analyzes the problem of accordance between marketing mix settings and consumer demands. The paper analyzes and structures various Lithuanian and foreign authors, published studies and surveys, related to services marketing, marketing mix and consumer behaviour. The particularities of services and their classification are discussed. The exclusivity of marketing mix of services was disputed wider in this paper together with the models of marketing mixes proposed by different authors. The investigation made by the author partially confirmed the hypothesis that the marketing mixes applied in local companies of leisure services does not meet consumer expectations. It was found out that marketing mixes of entertainment service providers’ are not concerted with consumer expectation. The author proposes the consumer-oriented entertainment services marketing mix model in this Master’s thesis.
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The Factors That Drive Success in Motion Picture Development : An Australian Context

Rossiter, Craig January 2003 (has links)
The motion picture industry is characterized by a high degree of artistic innovation that revolves around the project rather than the firm. Success is elusive and firms operate in an environment of symmetrical ignorance, that is, high levels of demand uncertainty as well as product uncertainty. This makes managing the commercial development of new products difficult. The study of the factors that drive success in new product development have been significant, however, little attention has been given to experiential and creatively driven products such as motion pictures. While a number of studies have attempted to find accurate means to predict performance in motion pictures, most of these have met with limited results, yet few, if any, have linked the knowledge gained from the study of new product development with the industry. Similarly, the impact of market orientation on firm performance and new product success has been the focus of much empirical research since the late 1980's and has been shown to be significantly associated with new product performance. Here, the marketing literature and the NPD literature converge, yet few studies have attempted to study how the same concepts might apply in motion picture production. The primary focus of this study was to explore the feasibility of the NPD and market orientation literature in the development of successful motion picture and whether or not similar application of this knowledge is tenable. As such, the study centers around two broad research issues: RESEARCH ISSUE 1: How can Australian films perform better? In other words, what are the factors that drive success in Australian motion picture production? RESEARCH ISSUE 2: What is the role of the audience in the development of successful Motion Pictures in Australia? Or in other words, do Australian filmmakers need to be "close" to their audience (market oriented) in order to attain higher levels of success. Australia has been used as a context primarily due to the accessibility of data. This represents a relatively new setting for the study of NPD and market orientation and a new industry. Therefore, an exploratory study was designed which utilized in-depth interviews with experts from three sectors of the Australian motion picture industry. This was deemed to be the best approach given the dearth of previous studies in this setting and the fact that the majority of past industry studies have been quantitative. The findings reveal some support for a significant relationship between success and new product development activities such as product advantage, market orientation, up-front homework, early product definition, cross-functional and coordinated teams, and launch. Product advantage, however, is better understood in terms of a movie's marketability and playability, that is, the perceived superiority of its attributes before and after its viewing. A market orientation is likely to be more effective in the motion picture industry when it helps a firm lead its customers rather than encourages a firm to be led by them. Finally, despite previous studies in the Australian industry, the number of scripts in development is unlikely to matter. What matters is that the scripts that are ready to move into production are evaluated fully and that full support is provided to those that make it through in order to give them the best chance for success.
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Violação e recuperação da confiança do cliente após o duplo desvio

Basso, Kenny January 2012 (has links)
Esta tese tem como objetivo central analisar a violação e recuperação da confiança do cliente na empresa após a recuperação de uma falha malsucedida – situação de duplo desvio. No escopo do objetivo central, é verificado o efeito intensificador da violação da confiança oriundo do duplo desvio; o efeito que a promessa de não recorrência das falhas e o pedido de desculpa, enquanto táticas de recuperação, possuem na confiança; o papel das atribuições de competência e integridade para explicar os efeitos das táticas de recuperação da confiança; e o efeito moderador tanto do tipo de violação da confiança quanto da distância temporal entre a ocorrência do duplo desvio e a inserção da tática, na relação entre a tática de recuperação e a confiança. Para verificar estes efeitos, quatro estudos experimentais foram operacionalizados. Os resultados do primeiro estudo indicam que a violação da confiança é maior após o duplo desvio, comparativamente com o nível de confiança identificado após o desvio simples. No segundo estudo, a possibilidade de recuperação da confiança por meio da promessa de não recorrência das falhas e do pedido de desculpa foi verificada. Os resultados deste segundo estudo indicam que tanto a promessa quanto o pedido de desculpa geram níveis mais elevados de confiança na empresa que a condição de controle (sem tática alguma) e outras duas táticas de recuperação da confiança utilizadas. Além disso, o estudo dois também apresenta que os efeitos das táticas de recuperação na confiança são totalmente mediados pelas atribuições de competência ou atribuições de integridade. No terceiro estudo, os resultados indicam que a efetividade da tática de recuperação depende do tipo de violação da confiança a que o sujeito foi submetido, sendo que a promessa gerou níveis mais elevados de confiança quando a violação da confiança foi baseada na competência, enquanto o pedido de desculpa gerou níveis mais elevados de confiança quando a violação da confiança foi baseada na integridade. No último estudo experimental, os resultados evidenciam uma interação entre a tática de recuperação da confiança e a distância temporal entre o duplo desvio e a inserção da tática, sendo que o pedido de desculpa gerou maiores níveis de confiança quando a distância foi curta (vs. longa), enquanto a promessa gerou maiores níveis de confiança quando esta distância foi longa (vs. curta). Baseado nisto, esta tese contribui para a literatura de Marketing e recuperação da confiança ao evidenciar que: o duplo desvio intensifica os efeitos negativos na confiança gerados pelo desvio simples; é possível recuperar a confiança após o duplo desvio, por meio da promessa e do pedido de desculpa; as pistas emitidas pela tática e a atribuição do sujeito explicam o funcionamento das táticas de recuperação da confiança; e tanto o tipo de violação da confiança quanto a distância temporal condicionam os efeitos das táticas de recuperação. / This dissertation aims at analyzing the breach and recovery of customer trust in the company after a poor failure recovery - a double deviation situation. Its objective is to investigate the greater effect of trust violation derived from the double deviation situation; the effect that the promise of non-recurrence of failures and apology as trust recovery tactics have on trust; the role of attributions of competence and integrity to explain the effects of trust recovery tactics; and the moderating effect of both trust violation type and temporal distance between the occurrence of double deviation and tactics insertion, in the relationship between recovery tactics and trust. In order to verify these effects, four experimental studies were operationalized. The results from the first study indicate that the breach of trust is higher after the double deviation, compared with the level of trust identified after the simple deviation. In the second study, the possibility of trust restitution by the promise of non-recurrence of failures and apology was verified. The results of this second study indicate that both promise and apology generate higher levels of trust in the company than the control condition (without any tactics) and two other tactics used to restore trust. Furthermore, the second study also shows that the effects of both recovery tactics on trust are fully mediated by attributions of competence or integrity. In the third study, the findings indicate that the effectiveness of recovery tactics depends on the type of trust violation to which the subject was submitted. Whereas the promise generated higher levels of trust when the violation was based on competence, the apology generated higher levels of trust when the violation was based on integrity. In the last experimental study, the results indicate an interaction between the trust recovery tactics and the temporal distance, between the double deviation and the tactics insertion, given that the apology has generated greater levels of trust when the distance was short (vs. long); while the promise generated higher levels of trust when this distance was long (vs. short). Based on that, this dissertation contributes to the marketing and trust recovery literature by showing that: the double deviation intensifies the negative effects on trust generated by the simple deviation, it is possible to rebuild trust after double deviation, through promise and apology; the cues expressed by the recovery tactics and the subject attribution explain the mechanism through which the trust recovery tactics operates; and both the violation of trust type, as well as the temporal distance condition the effects of recovery tactics.
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Processo de prestação dos serviços do segmento marketing direto : o caso da ECT de Santa Catarina

Vieira, Cláudia Regina Sardá 03 December 2013 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-01T19:18:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 116819.pdf: 436520 bytes, checksum: b2e480280d4f3c76d0044694dd8bdeac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-12-03 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Be the largest logistics operator in the Direct Marketing industry in Brazil by 2020 is the strategic objective of the Brazilian Enterprise of Mail and Telegraph (ECT). For achieve this purpose, have in its portfolio specialized services, delivery of promotional materials (printed, gifts and samples) with distribution in all municipalities of the country. The purpose of this work was to propose a set of actions to improve the process of performance of the Direct Marketing segment of the Regional from the State of Santa Catarina (SC) of the ECT. For such, a case study was performed with qualitative and quantitative approaches, in different and complementary steps. A qualitative approach was applied, initially, in the exploratory phase to realize an interpretative analysis of the perception of seven internal managers (through focus groups) who work in the business of ECT / SC related to the segment. In this exploratory stage, check threads were created for the three subsequent surveys applied on the service network, distribution network and contract customers. The second qualitative approach was applied in the final stage of the study to know in depth the perceptions from six contractual customers of the three channels of relationship defined by ECT. Data collection was conducted through interviews with managers of commercial and marketing of selected companies. The quantitative research approach was applied on the own branch network of ECT and its distribution network of postal items, because they are part of the execution of the service process. The aim of the two studies was to identify the perceptions of managers from both networks on the provision of the Direct Marketing segment. Data collection was through a structured instrument, available on the intranet environment, and the analysis was descriptive. After the consolidation of the results of four surveys , it was found that the future outlook of the market for postal media are favorable, from the view of managers and customers of ECT / SC, because the direct mail becomes a differential in the communication strategies of companies. However, it is necessary to readjust some business practices and support at the regional level and also at the corporate level in order to deliver the greatest possible value expected by the market. / A ECT tem como objetivo estratégico ser a maior operadora logística do mercado de Marketing Direto no Brasil até 2020. Para isto, tem em seu portfólio serviços especializados na remessa de materiais promocionais (impressos, brindes e amostras) com distribuição em todos os municípios do país. O objetivo desta dissertação foi propor um conjunto de ações para aprimorar o processo de prestação dos serviços do segmento Marketing Direto da ECT/SC. Para tanto, foi realizado um estudo de caso com abordagens qualitativa e quantitativa, realizadas em etapas distintas e complementares. A abordagem qualitativa foi aplicada, primeiramente, na fase exploratória, para uma análise interpretativa da percepção de sete gestores internos (por meio de grupo focal) que atuam na área de negócios da ECT/SC, sobre o segmento. Nesta etapa exploratória, foram criados tópicos de verificação para as três pesquisas subsequentes realizadas com a rede de atendimento, rede de distribuição e clientes contratuais. A segunda abordagem qualitativa foi aplicada na etapa final do estudo para conhecer em profundidade as percepções de seis clientes contratuais dos três canais de relacionamento definidos pela ECT. A coleta de dados foi por meio de entrevista realizada com gestores da área comercial e de marketing das empresas selecionadas. Na abordagem quantitativa foram aplicadas pesquisas na rede de agências próprias e na rede de distribuição dos objetos postais, por fazerem parte do processo de execução dos serviços. O objetivo das duas pesquisas foi identificar a percepção dos gestores de ambas às redes, sobre a oferta do segmento Marketing Direto. A coleta de dados foi por meio de instrumento estruturado, disponibilizado no ambiente de intranet e a análise foi descritiva. Após a consolidação dos resultados das quatro pesquisas, verificou-se que a perspectiva futura de mercado para a mídia postal é favorável na opinião dos gestores e clientes da ECT/SC, pois a mala direta passa a ser um diferencial nas estratégias de comunicação das empresas. Entretanto, é necessário reajustar algumas práticas de negócios e de suporte em nível regional e, também, em nível corporativo, a fim de entregar o maior valor possível esperado pelo mercado.
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Violação e recuperação da confiança do cliente após o duplo desvio

Basso, Kenny January 2012 (has links)
Esta tese tem como objetivo central analisar a violação e recuperação da confiança do cliente na empresa após a recuperação de uma falha malsucedida – situação de duplo desvio. No escopo do objetivo central, é verificado o efeito intensificador da violação da confiança oriundo do duplo desvio; o efeito que a promessa de não recorrência das falhas e o pedido de desculpa, enquanto táticas de recuperação, possuem na confiança; o papel das atribuições de competência e integridade para explicar os efeitos das táticas de recuperação da confiança; e o efeito moderador tanto do tipo de violação da confiança quanto da distância temporal entre a ocorrência do duplo desvio e a inserção da tática, na relação entre a tática de recuperação e a confiança. Para verificar estes efeitos, quatro estudos experimentais foram operacionalizados. Os resultados do primeiro estudo indicam que a violação da confiança é maior após o duplo desvio, comparativamente com o nível de confiança identificado após o desvio simples. No segundo estudo, a possibilidade de recuperação da confiança por meio da promessa de não recorrência das falhas e do pedido de desculpa foi verificada. Os resultados deste segundo estudo indicam que tanto a promessa quanto o pedido de desculpa geram níveis mais elevados de confiança na empresa que a condição de controle (sem tática alguma) e outras duas táticas de recuperação da confiança utilizadas. Além disso, o estudo dois também apresenta que os efeitos das táticas de recuperação na confiança são totalmente mediados pelas atribuições de competência ou atribuições de integridade. No terceiro estudo, os resultados indicam que a efetividade da tática de recuperação depende do tipo de violação da confiança a que o sujeito foi submetido, sendo que a promessa gerou níveis mais elevados de confiança quando a violação da confiança foi baseada na competência, enquanto o pedido de desculpa gerou níveis mais elevados de confiança quando a violação da confiança foi baseada na integridade. No último estudo experimental, os resultados evidenciam uma interação entre a tática de recuperação da confiança e a distância temporal entre o duplo desvio e a inserção da tática, sendo que o pedido de desculpa gerou maiores níveis de confiança quando a distância foi curta (vs. longa), enquanto a promessa gerou maiores níveis de confiança quando esta distância foi longa (vs. curta). Baseado nisto, esta tese contribui para a literatura de Marketing e recuperação da confiança ao evidenciar que: o duplo desvio intensifica os efeitos negativos na confiança gerados pelo desvio simples; é possível recuperar a confiança após o duplo desvio, por meio da promessa e do pedido de desculpa; as pistas emitidas pela tática e a atribuição do sujeito explicam o funcionamento das táticas de recuperação da confiança; e tanto o tipo de violação da confiança quanto a distância temporal condicionam os efeitos das táticas de recuperação. / This dissertation aims at analyzing the breach and recovery of customer trust in the company after a poor failure recovery - a double deviation situation. Its objective is to investigate the greater effect of trust violation derived from the double deviation situation; the effect that the promise of non-recurrence of failures and apology as trust recovery tactics have on trust; the role of attributions of competence and integrity to explain the effects of trust recovery tactics; and the moderating effect of both trust violation type and temporal distance between the occurrence of double deviation and tactics insertion, in the relationship between recovery tactics and trust. In order to verify these effects, four experimental studies were operationalized. The results from the first study indicate that the breach of trust is higher after the double deviation, compared with the level of trust identified after the simple deviation. In the second study, the possibility of trust restitution by the promise of non-recurrence of failures and apology was verified. The results of this second study indicate that both promise and apology generate higher levels of trust in the company than the control condition (without any tactics) and two other tactics used to restore trust. Furthermore, the second study also shows that the effects of both recovery tactics on trust are fully mediated by attributions of competence or integrity. In the third study, the findings indicate that the effectiveness of recovery tactics depends on the type of trust violation to which the subject was submitted. Whereas the promise generated higher levels of trust when the violation was based on competence, the apology generated higher levels of trust when the violation was based on integrity. In the last experimental study, the results indicate an interaction between the trust recovery tactics and the temporal distance, between the double deviation and the tactics insertion, given that the apology has generated greater levels of trust when the distance was short (vs. long); while the promise generated higher levels of trust when this distance was long (vs. short). Based on that, this dissertation contributes to the marketing and trust recovery literature by showing that: the double deviation intensifies the negative effects on trust generated by the simple deviation, it is possible to rebuild trust after double deviation, through promise and apology; the cues expressed by the recovery tactics and the subject attribution explain the mechanism through which the trust recovery tactics operates; and both the violation of trust type, as well as the temporal distance condition the effects of recovery tactics.

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