LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Com. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMMERCE
SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2011
CO 2954 – SERVICE MARKETING
Date : 07-04-2011 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
Section A Answer ALL questions in about three lines each (10 x 2 = 20 marks)
- Enumerate any four typical service industries.
- State the key factors which contribute to provider gap – I
- What is meant by credence qualities?
- What is Zone of Tolerance?
- What is service quality?
- State the sources of dissatisfaction in self service technology.
- What is the primary goal of relationship marketing?
- State the four risks (challenges) underlying the designing of services.
- Define Physical Evidence.
- Define Service Culture.
Section B Answer any FIVE in about two pages each (8 x 5 = 40 marks)
- How can modern technology enhance the quality and practice of services marketing?
- Examine the role of national and ethnic cultures in shaping consumers behavior in the context of services.
- Explain the five dimensions which are used by consumers to evaluate the quality of a service.
- What are the customer relationship challenges in services marketing?
- What is a service blueprint? What are its major components?
- What are the elements of the house of service quality?
- What are the sources of conflict which effect front-line employees?
- What are the factors that contribute to communication problems in a service enterprise?
Section C Answer any TWO in about four pages each (2 x 20 = 40 marks)
- Explain the different types of service encounters.
- How do customers respond to service failures?
- Give a brief description of service recovery strategies.
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