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Servicescapes: The Impact of Physical Surroundings on Customers and Employees

Servicescapes: The Impact of Physical Surroundings on Customers and Employees A typology of service organizations is presented and a conceptual framework is advanced for exploring the impact of physical surroundings on the behaviors of both customers and employees. The ability of the physical surroundings to facilitate achievement of organizational as well as marketing goals is explored. Literature from diverse disciplines provides theoretical grounding for the framework, which serves as a base for focused propositions. By examining the multiple strategic roles that physical surroundings can exert in service organizations, the author highlights key managerial and research implications. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Marketing SAGE

Servicescapes: The Impact of Physical Surroundings on Customers and Employees

Journal of Marketing , Volume 56 (2): 15 – Apr 1, 1992

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© 1992 American Marketing Association
ISSN
0022-2429
eISSN
1547-7185
DOI
10.1177/002224299205600205
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Abstract

A typology of service organizations is presented and a conceptual framework is advanced for exploring the impact of physical surroundings on the behaviors of both customers and employees. The ability of the physical surroundings to facilitate achievement of organizational as well as marketing goals is explored. Literature from diverse disciplines provides theoretical grounding for the framework, which serves as a base for focused propositions. By examining the multiple strategic roles that physical surroundings can exert in service organizations, the author highlights key managerial and research implications.

Journal

Journal of MarketingSAGE

Published: Apr 1, 1992

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