The Service quality handbook

"Service quality has emerged center stage as a global force. The Service Quality Handbook provides both a panoramic overview of the state of the art in service quality and an invaluable compendium of information on this critical topic." "The list of contributors to this cutting-edge reference reads like a Who's Who in Service Quality - all movers and shakers in the business, academic, and government communities in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan. These leading experts provide global and multidisciplinary perspectives that will inspire and inform everyone who is working to achieve and sustain competitive advantage and superior organizational performance in a turbulent world." "Topics covered range from the evolution of service quality and the growing impact of the Baldrige Award to process management and quality in government services. At the heart of The Handbook are time-tested concepts, strategies, methods, and tools that translate into guidelines and action ideas for creating the quality vision, developing service quality systems, enhancing the role of employees in service quality, understanding and managing customers, and measuring and reinforcing service quality."