Chapter 1 The World of Customer Service
Across
- 3. when internal employees assume functions and perform work instead of contracting out
- 5. setting up a home office from which you electronically communicate and forward information to the corporate office
- 8. when employees are terminated or empty positions are left unfilled once someone leaves an organization
- 9. people who work in an office but also conduct work from a remote location
- 10. relocation of business services by an organization from one country to another
- 12. method used by an organization to provide services and products to its customers
- 13. how well an organization is doing at providing products and services that meet or exceed a customer’s needs and expectations
- 15. consists of the customer, organizational culture, human resources, products, delivery systems, and service
- 18. correcting or remedying something that has not gone as promised involving a provision or a product or service to a customer
- 20. active process of building relationships and sharing resources
- 21. when governments remove legislation or regulatory guidelines that inhibit and control an industry
- 22. people starting small businesses in their homes making and selling or bartering products or services with neighbours
Down
- 1. trend in which businesses have shifted from primarily production and manufacturing to more service delivery
- 2. information, knowledge, and resource sharing around the world
- 4. organizations and individuals involved in delivering service as a primary product
- 6. ability of knowledgeable, capable, and enthusiastic employees to deliver products and services to their customers in a manner that satisfies their needs and ultimately results in positive word-of-mouth publicity and return business
- 7. graphic representation of expected behaviour in the real world that economists and businesspeople can use to predict coming trends or shifts in consumer needs, wants, or expectations
- 11. spectrum of companies that market products and services on the internet and through other technology and the process of accessing them by consumers
- 14. contracting outside the organization to deliver products and services to customers or to produce products
- 16. employees of an organization
- 17. any element of an organization that a customer encounters
- 19. an organization that values knowledge, education, and employee training