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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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Tjänstekvalitet inom kollektivtrafiken : Kundens uppfattning av kvalitet

Hillerström, Marcus, Jansson, Andreas, Öberg, Ola January 2008 (has links)
Kvalitet är idag ett centralt begrepp inom marknadsföringen av tjänster. Men vad är kvalitet och framförallt vad är kvalitet för kunden? Vi har valt att fokusera på kunders kvalitetsuppfattning inom kollektivtrafiken. Kollektivtrafiken är en tjänst där kunderna har olika behov, från person till person, som de vill ha uppfyllda. Dessa behov kan dessutom förändras från dag till dag och från resa till resa för samma individ. För att lyckas med att tillgodose dessa behov behövs insikt i kundens kvalitetsuppfattning. Genom en kvalitativ undersökning, med 27 respondenters svar, har vi försökt få en djupare förståelse för kundens uppfattning av kvalité. Dessa svar har sedan använts till att utforma en enkätundersökning som vi gick ut med till 95 personer. Resultatet av de båda undersökningarna har gett oss en ökad förståelse för vad kollektivtrafikresenärerna har för uppfattning av kvalité. Vidare har resultatet visat på skillnader mellan vår undersökning och en redan befintlig samt hur väl Karlstadsbuss uppfyller resenärernas förväntningar avseende en kollektivtrafiktjänst.
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Values drive value when creating sustainable service business : A study of a medium-sized values-driven company: Löfbergs Lila

Enquist, Bo-Jacob January 2007 (has links)
This Master thesis investigates how values can drive value when creating sustainable business.Concepts like Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Development (SD) has in the last years become more and more accepted and therefore practiced in the business world. Due to alarms of the climate change, decreased biological diversity and alarming reports of child labour in the export industry, today’s society claims for more sustainable actions among global enterprises. Evidently, some organisations have a more proactive sustainable approach and therefore managed to use sustainable actions to grow and strengthen their market positions e.g. IKEA and Starbucks. Service research related to the above research area at CTF (Service Research Center) at Karlstad University pointed out that corporate values such as social responsibility and environmental responsibility (among others) can be used to create customer value, brand equity and help strategic decision-making for future growth. This thesis investigates in the specific context of Löfbergs Lila what can be learned if the above mentioned strategy is used in a medium-sized company with strong values. Which processes are required to create sustainable business and how far has Löfbergs Lila come according to selected concepts and theoretical framework in business research? The purpose of the thesis is to investigate, in an explorative way, how values can drive value for sustainable business, both empirically through the Löfbergs in the coffee context as well as theoretically. The whole thesis can be seen as a mix of a descriptive case study and an interpretative case study where understanding of the thesis will be created in the interaction between the theoretical and empirical parts. The study has been developed using a combination of inductive and abductive methods whereby the interaction between the conceptual/theoretical framework and Löfbergs Lila, in the coffee context, have constructed a new meaning. The explorative study of Löfbergs Lila (or AB Anders Löfberg) presents an understanding of how values have affected the strategy and operation of this organization and is still doing so to this very day. Every company can work with sustainability, but strong corporate values incorporated into the business model are an advantage. There is a fundamental basis for more “sustainable growth” when these values drive “true” environmental and social progress, including accountability. This thesis claims that true core values are deep-rooted in the company and drive value for Löfbergs’ customers in the name of sustainable business. The theoretically- and conceptually-driven findings, built on five (re)-constructed thick descriptions from Löfbergs Lila in the coffee context, end up in five general concepts for valuesbased sustainable business 1. Service Logic 2. Values-based service 3. Values-based service quality for sustainable business 4. Managing Value chain responsibility 5. Creating the service experience
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Sätts hyresgästen i fokus?

Adolfsson, Sofia, Lööf, Karin, Ört Dahlen, Marie January 2012 (has links)
På grund av den bostadsbrist på som idag delvis råder på hyresrättsmarknaden, kan frågan ställas huruvida fastighetsföretagen har incitament till att arbeta kunddrivet för att därmed öka sin konkurrenskraft. Att allmännyttiga bostadsbolag ska drivas utifrån affärsmässiga principer bestäms genom en ny lag från 2011 - Lag (2010:879) om allmännyttiga kommunala bostadsaktiebolag. Den nya lagstiftningen medför också ett nytt hyressättningssystem. Dessa förändringar kan komma att medföra nya spelregler på marknaden som innebär en ökad konkurrens bland fastighetsföretagen samt att kunden kan komma att ställa högre krav på sin hyresvärd.   Studiens syfte är att kartlägga och jämföra huruvida fastighetsföretag sätter sina kunder i fokus samt att kartlägga hyresgästers upplevelser vad gäller trivsel i sitt boende och vad de anser vara en idealisk förvaltning. För att kunna besvara syftet har en kvantitativ enkätundersökning med ett visst inslag av kvalitativa, öppna, frågor riktats mot hyresgäster från två fastighetsbolag, ett allmännyttigt och ett privatägt, och från två olika bostadsområden. Vidare har direkta kvalitativa intervjuer skett med företrädare från de undersökta fastighetsbolagen AB Eidar, Trollhättans bostadsbolag samt Lundqvist Byggförvaltning AB. Dessa genomfördes för att få en insikt i och förståelse för hur kundorienterat bolagen arbetar.   Litteraturen som studien har baserats på innefattar områdena fastighetsförvaltning, kunddriven förvaltning och service management. Utifrån denna litteratur har sedan teorier legat till grund för inledande kunskapsinhämtning och frågeställningar. Senare har dessa teorier kopplats till empirin i studiens analysdel.   Vad som framkommer i resultatet påvisar att hyresgäster endast i viss mån sätts i fokus av sin hyresvärd. Detta indikerar på att fastighetsföretagen inte till fullo arbetar kundorienterat. Resultatet visar även på att både förvaltaren och fastighetens geografiska läge är av betydelse för till vilken grad hyresgästen sätts i fokus. Vidare framkommer vilka faktorer som påverkar hyresgästernas trivsel samt att en summering av hur en idealisk förvaltning bedrivs, enligt tillfrågade hyresgäster, redovisas. / The purpose of this examination is to study and analyze whether two different housing companies in Trollhättan, Sweden, put their tenants in focus or not. Literature based on facility management, with emphasis in customer orientation and service management, has been used to enhance the authors’ knowledge base. Interviews with the chosen housing companies and questionnaires targeted to tenants have been implemented to proceed and to answer the general question of this examination. A comparison between the housing companies will evaluate if there is any difference between a company for public utility, Eidar, and one whom is owned privately, Lundqvist. The results of the data shows, from some angles, a great variation in tenants’ opinions considering their experiences regarding having a safe home, being taken seriously by their housing company and the possibility to suit their apartment along with personal wishes and/or needs. The main question is if the tenant feels him being in focus by the housing company. The analysis illuminates and discusses the results, which will lead to a conclusion. According to this study housing companies only partly keep their tenants in focus and the utility company seems to be less focused on the customers than the private-owned one.
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Lågkonjunkturens påverkan på den svenska konsumentmarknadsföringen

Lindberg, Marcus January 2009 (has links)
The purpose of this essay is to analyze and understand the effects that a recession can have on a company’s marketing department. In times of a recession most companies have less means to promote their products to their target market and to build their brand. This means that cutting the marketing budget will show some effects on today’s way of marketing. I want to highlight some key aspects when it comes to marketing in a world of change, amongst these aspects are how does companies work with service management and is there a need to constant renewal of the servicescape? Is marketing in a recession more accurate when companies no longer can be “fat and lazy” but instead have to cut expenses and make cost efficient marketing efforts? This essay is based on a qualitative method where seven people have been interviewed about their point of views on the subject. The interview objects have been selected to participate in this essay because of their specific knowledge about the subject in question.
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How can ITIL influence IT outsourcing

Nehme, Jalal, Persson, Marcus, Lahiji, Shahrouz January 2009 (has links)
<p>The purpose of this thesis is to examine the impact of best practices framework like In- formation Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) on IT outsourcing implementation. This thesis will examine the research question:</p><p>“What are ITIL’s effects on IT Outsourcing implementation?”</p><p>The goal is to find out whether ITIL is applicable in IT outsourcing project, and if it has a positive or negative impact on it. The study of the impact of ITIL in IT outsourcing pro- jects, will start by giving the reader an overview about ITIL and IT outsourcing critical suc- cess factors. This thesis is conducted through a cross-sectional study, and information has been obtained through secondary literature. The authors have also conducted a series of in- terviews with IT practitioners and an IT expert. The interviews has been done in a semi- structured way.</p><p>The outcome of this research show that ITIL definitely can have a positive impact on IT outsourcing implementation. A positive effect that has been discovered from this research is that ITIL improved the communication between service providers and customers. These studies also shows that ITIL can serve as a growth enabler by giving structure to compa- nies work activities. On the other hand, organizations should consider ITIL more as guide- lines than a framework. This research also discovered that using ITIL frameworks can make work procedures more complex and time demanding, and due to this, small- to me- dium-sized companies could face more struggle in the implementation phase of ITIL.</p>
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Introduction of POSO concept by WILO AB and its Benefits for the Company

Wielgosz, Wojciech, Tourlova, Anna January 2006 (has links)
<p>The Swedish branch of the WILO Group and the daughter of the WILO AG, which is one of the biggest producer of pumps worldwide, is going to introduce a new business organization concept in Sweden and evolve the present company's structure into a more customer-oriented one (Project-Oriented-Service-Organization) based on the experiences of the parental company in Germany – WILO AG.</p><p>A new service approach is going to be introduced by a company, which deals with business-to-business customers. Although manufacturers of industrial goods and equipment turn their interest from single transactions to doing business on the long-term scale with their customers, but still not many companies are in this process</p>
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Enhetliga butikskedjor : En studie om hur ledningen styr och upprätthåller en enhetlig bild av butikskedjan

Johansson, Sara, Persson, Emelie, Uddén, Emma January 2015 (has links)
SyfteSyftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka styrning och hantering av butikskedjan som helhet, varumärketoch servicens roll, parallellt med företagskulturens och visionens funktion. Vidare vill vi kartlägga hurdessa delar bidrar till en enhetlig image.ForskningsfrågaPå vilket sätt kan butikskedjor styras för att upprätthålla en enhetlig bild av butikskedjansvarumärke?MetodVi har valt att utgå från en kvalitativ forskningsmetod då syftet med denna uppsats är att få endjupare förståelse av undersökningsproblemet. Vi har i denna undersökning använt oss av ettinduktivt tillvägagångssätt med vissa inslag av deduktion. Undersökningen tar sinutgångspunkt i verkligheten, då arbetet grundar sig i en observation av butikskedjor ochempiriskt material i form av intervjuer med experter på området.SlutsatserVi har identifierat ett flertal karaktäriska egenskaper för ledningen i arbetet med attupprätthålla en enhetlig bild av butikskedjan. Studiens resultat har belyst betydelsen förbutikskedjor att ha en tydlig vision. Vidare står det klart att en tydlig och snabb kommunikation inom butikskedjor är en viktig aspekt. Det framgår även av studien att entydlig linje bör hållas för att skapa en enhetlig varumärkesbild ut mot kund.
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The privatization's effect on the perceived service quality

Hörqvist, Robin, Krasniqi, Mentor January 2014 (has links)
Research question How does the customers´ perceived service quality change when an industry becomes privatized? Purpose The purpose of our study is to examine how the customers´ perceived service quality change after a privatization of an industry. We have investigated if the pharmaceutical industry´s state-owned and privately-owned enterprises deliver different levels of perceived service quality. Methodology This study is of a quantitative approach where empirical data is collected through a questionnaire which is handed out to 120 respondents. Findings There are no statistically proven difference in perceived service quality between state-owned and privately-owned enterprises. Conclusion                         State-owned and privately-owned enterprises are similar in sense of delivering customer service quality in a deregulated and competitive marketplace. Implications Our study contributes to the understanding of privatization. Privatization is a well-debated measure, and citizens of almost any society shares different opinions about its effect on our well-being, and the result from this study gives an understanding how privatization actually affects the society in sense of the service quality provided.
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Kommunikation i restaurangbranschen : - en studie om kommunikation i en expansiv bransch

Mannerfelt, Nanna January 2013 (has links)
I denna studie undersöker jag kommunikationen i restaurangbranschen i Stockholm idag (2013) och avgränsar mig till fyra restauranger i två segment, de etablerade och de nyetablerade, expanderande restaurangerna. Grunden till uppsatsen är det föränderliga restaurangklimatet i Stockholm stad, och hur restaurangbranschens kommunikation ser ut. Det har det senaste året öppnat fyrahundra procent mer restauranger än 2000.  Det tycks finnas en kutym att man inte genom klassisk annonsering i tidningarna kommunicerar inom restauranger av högre kvalitet och ambition. De restauranger jag har granskat faller alla inom ramen för högkvalitativa restauranger. Jag ställde mig frågan hur de då kommunicerar ut restaurangens varumärke? Hur de befintliga restaurangerna skulle klara sig på marknaden och hur arbetet kring kommunikationen ser ut, hur kommunicerar man sitt varumärke? Jag har också frågat om det har skett en förändring i restaurangernas kommunikation och om det är något man funderar kring.   Jag har genomfört semistrukturerade intervjuer och analyserat svaren med hjälp av olika teorier rörande relationsmarknadsföring, Service Management, varumärkeskvalitet och Word-of-Mouth.   De slutsatser jag kommit fram till är att restaurangerna i dagsläget har en större förståelse för att kommunikation och varumärke än innan, samt en förståelse för att man måste arbeta med aktivt och skapa en tydlig restaurangkommunikation. Konkurrensen är hård och det gäller att hänga med i det föränderliga klimatet, att hela tiden vara aktuell. Man börjar se sig om efter hjälp med att kommunicera ut sitt varumärke och göra sig intressant för gästen genom exempelvis public relations-, reklam-byråer och digitala medier. Det är ett outforskat territorium och en ny marknad för kommunikationsbyråer.
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Assessment of foodservice managers' awareness of food tampering hazards and evaluation of a food tampering risk reduction program for managers of foodservice facilities

Look, Victoria E. 29 April 1993 (has links)
Food tampering in foodservice facilities, especially with self-serve foods, can result in consumer illness or injury and adversely affect the foodservice organization. This study explored foodservice managers' awareness and perceptions of risk and evaluated a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)-based program of food tampering hazard reduction developed for managers. The study had two phases, descriptive and experimental. The purpose of phase one was to determine food tampering awareness and opinions, to obtain descriptive information about foodservice managers and their facilities, and to identify the population for phase two. The purpose of phase two was to evaluate an educational workbook, which had been developed by the researcher, using a post-test for the experimental and control samples. One thousand foodservice managers in commercial and non-commercial foodservices were contacted by mailed questionnaires in phase one; 376 continued on to phase two, one-half received both a food tampering risk reduction self-instructional workbook and a post-test; 238 completed the study. The post-test included a food tampering hazard inspection form used to evaluate facilities. The managers' changes in opinions and actions to reduce food tampering hazards and their understanding of a HACCP-based program were identified and comparisons made through chi square analyses. More non-commercial foodservice managers than commercial managers had college degrees, but there was no significant association between education level and food tampering concern. Managers with self-serve foods reported greater concern than those without; managers aware of food tampering reported greater concern. Managers who had received the self-instructional workbook had greater ability to identify food tampering hazards through floor plan evaluation. No significant changes in food tampering concern or intent to take action to reduce risk were found after the post-test. However, increased awareness led to a trend of increased concern. It was concluded that the questionnaire and post-test both had educational effects on the participants. The workbook and the inspection form are suggested as an educational program to increase awareness and concern for food tampering and the intent to reduce food tampering hazards by foodservice managers. / Graduation date: 1993

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