The aim of this study is to determine the effect of two approaches of social work intervention, a continuity approach, and a team approach, upon the three dependent variables of subject satisfaction, control, and mood. In order to determine differences in outcome, subjects were administered psychological tests to determine changes in their reported sense of control and mood (hopelessness) in relation to their response to the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. At follow-up, subjects also completed a questionnaire designed to determine their satisfaction with social work services received. The amount of time spent in contact with social workers was also assessed at this time. The analysis of the relationship between these variables revealed that there were no statistically significant differences between the study groups; subjects were equally satisfied with the two approaches in social work intervention, and there were no major differences between the reported changes in mood and control by the subjects in the study groups. / Medicine, Faculty of / Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of / Graduate

M.Comm. / Previously the engine components industry relied on being in the game by competing on product availability, product quality and pricing. The cost of not having customer driven strategic plans created certain drawbacks. These include: the use of crisis management (companies being reactive rather than proactive), diverse directions being taken and redundancy, loss of competitive edge and openness to outside influences. Local component manufacturers have to reduce their dependence on OEM manufacturing alone. This means that they will have to move into the after market, locally and overseas, and export more to foreign OEMs and component producers. Those who do not make the transition will have to diversify or close their doors. The result is that South African engine component companies do not only have to adapt to the reality of pricing pressure of intense competition, but also have to adapt to the increased service expectations of customers on all levels. Service quality can be defined as the extent of discrepancy between customers' expectations and their perceptions (Zeithaml, et al, 1990: 19). The question arises whether engine component companies in the current climate are basing their competitive advantage on a customer-orientated culture with an inner driving force. Service quality is an abstract and elusive concept, because it is intangible, heterogeneous and inseparable from production and consumption. In the process of growing towards customer retention and moving away from the initial concept of just providing customer satisfaction through product availability, product quality, basic service and pricing, superior service quality must be obtained. The measurement of perceived service quality within the engine component industry has not received much attention up till now. This dissertation addresses the problem of measuring the current quality of service (in the engine component industry), and provides guidelines on closing existing gaps. The objectives of the study can be summarised as follows: To assess the service expectations of engine component suppliers' customers. To assess customer perceptions of the performance of the engine component suppliers. To assess which customer - orientated strategies are perceived to be employed by engine component suppliers. To assess how engine component suppliers can narrow or eliminate the customerprovider gaps that exist.

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M.Comm. / The objectives of this study are : To determine customers' perception of service quality of international telecommunications carrier services delivered by Telkom in the business-tobusiness relationships with carriers in Europe; To establish whether differences in service quality exist among the selected business customers; To identify and examine customers' needs and expectations regarding the service delivery by Telkom; To assess how well Telkom is currently performing relative to specific customer needs and expectations; To determine some of Telkom's strengths and weaknesses

The goal of the graduate thesis is the analysis and comparison of loyal programs in the segment fashion and sport in the Czech Republic. Today's consumer is very informed and makes decisions about purchase according to many criteria. The consumer becomes loyal to the brand in case he is satisfied with it and in addition it brings him various benefits especially the emotional ones. The theoretical part is dedicated to a brand, consumer behaviour, his purchasing process, loyalty, loyal programs and the impact of trends and new technologies on consumer behaviour. This thesis was submitted by the brand O'Neill therefore the practical part introduces the company and the comparison of loyal programs of its competitors. The main section is the evaluation of questionnaire and recommendations for the brand O'Neill.

This project will describe the nature of customer share marketing, its advantages and disadvantages. The project discusses how the marketing theme is graduating customers from market share marketing to customer share marketing and the use of customer share marketing to retain and grow existing customers.

The purpose of this study is to research which factors influence consumer satisfaction towards a fashion company. The purpose is also, to contribute with knowledge on the concept Slow Fashion.

En la actualidad, el país atraviesa por un boom gastronómico que ha fomentado que existan numerosas opciones de restaurantes para el consumidor. Por este motivo, los negocios buscan diferenciarse cada vez más de la competencia y así, crean distintas estrategias para captar nuevos usuarios. Este es el caso de los restaurantes temáticos, que intentan crear experiencias que cautiven al consumidor y perduren en el tiempo. El objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar las estrategias de marketing experiencial y su relación con la satisfacción del cliente en restaurantes temáticos. De esta manera, se optó por escoger dos restaurantes que utilicen una temática similar, y así se eligieron Pizza Rock y Arnold’s Burgers, ambos enfocados en recrear épocas del pasado para acudir a los recuerdos del consumidor. En adición, se expondrán distintos conceptos que permitan al lector entender la esencia de la investigación. Además, se utilizará una metodología de investigación mixta basada en análisis cualitativos y cuantitativos. / At present, the country is going through a gastronomic boom that has encouraged the consumer to have numerous restaurant options to choose from. For this reason, businesses seek to differentiate themselves more and more from the competition and for this, they are obliged to create strategies to attract new users. This is the case of the thematic restaurants that try to create experiences that delight the consumer and last over time. The objective of the present investigation is to analyze the experiential marketing strategies in relation to consumer satisfaction in thematic restaurants. In this way, it was decided to choose two restaurants that use a similar theme. This are Pizza Rock and Arnold's Burgers, both focused on recreating past times to get closer to the consumer memories. In addition, different concepts that allow the reader to understand the essence of the research will be presented. And so, mixed research methodology based on interviews, focus groups and surveys will be used with real clients of both brands and experts in different subjects, in order to find information to improve research. / Trabajo de investigación

Purpose - This thesis strives to conduct a service quality evaluation of the telemedicine provider KRY to find out what factors in telemedicine service are influencing the performance the most. The research uses KRY as a reference point to find the factors in said service provider but also to help the entire industry of digital healthcare. Research design, data, and methodology - This thesis is a quantitative study that uses Parasuraman's SERVQUAL model. The thesis is conducted through the use of a questionnaire by snowball sampling 33 participants who have utilized the telemedicine provider KRY. Analysis was conducted by extracting the data ratings of the likert-scaled questionnaire and conducting a paired t-test on the data. Result - This thesis found Kry to be performing very well in terms of service quality, meeting patient expectations on all dimensions and exceeding expectations in the tangibility dimension

This dissertation uses service-dominant logic to understand customer value creation in service innovation context. Although co-creation became an interesting phenomenon among marketing scholars, the underlying mechanisms of co-creation process are still vague. To fill the gaps in the literature, we draw from S-D logic to understand antecedents and outcome of co-creation to service innovation context. The results of this study show that most of the hypotheses are supported, thus finding support for the overall model of value co-creation.