Enablers of contact centre service excellence: a practitioner's perspective Online publication date: Tue, 31-Jan-2017
by Surya Dharamdass; Yudi Fernando
International Journal of Business Excellence (IJBEX), Vol. 11, No. 3, 2017
Abstract: This paper aims to focus on an under-researched aspect of the contact centre industry which is service excellence. Most contact centres put a priority on efficiency rather than effective service delivery. Delivering excellent service goes beyond satisfying a customer as it also delights the customer and increases customer loyalty which can be viewed as a key success factor for organisations. To develop the theoretical framework, content analysis of existing literature was conducted. Both the framework and the survey instrument developed were reviewed with industry experts for reliability and accuracy before broader distribution to the contact centre population of Malaysia. The theoretical framework was tested using partial least squares structural equation modelling with SmartPLS 3.0. The findings and discussions aim to provide scholars the enablers to focus for future research. For practitioners, the implication is to review existing performance measures and consider adopting the proposed enablers for service excellence to increase customer loyalty.
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