The Service Profit Chain
by James L. Heskett, W. Earl Sasser Jr., Leonard A. Schlesinger · James L. Heskett, W. Earl Sasser Jr., Leonard A. Schlesinger
Harvard Business School research presenting the chain linking employee satisfaction and capability to customer value, customer loyalty, and profit in service firms. Readers learn how to measure each link and use those relationships to guide management decisions in service businesses.
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