The Context of Experience
Understanding What Drives Customer Satisfaction
Our Partnership
Melissa Akaka at the University of Denver collaborated with researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa to deepen our understanding of markets by identifying social and cultural factors for managers to consider as they work to enhance customer experiences. The study took a wide-ranging view of service ecosystems as it clarified the frameworks that drive customer experiences.
About Our Research
We leverage cross-institutional collaboration to address some of today’s most pressing challenges, producing interdisciplinary solutions that influence policymakers to effectively serve the public good. From Stanford to UChicago to NYU, we’ve refined our collaborative process through years of mutually beneficial relationships with institutions nationwide to understand and address challenges like climate change, HIV and youth homelessness.
DU’s current research efforts have been featured in news outlets like The New York Times. They include…
- exploring the effects of felony disenfranchisement.
- employing lasers as the medium for quantum science.
- using theatre to heal and rehabilitate inmates.
About the Project
For this project, the researchers focused on the evolving nature of the service-dominant logic (SD) that has informed the science around the service industry. As culture and society advance, the notions that shape customer service systems change as well.
The study sought to illuminate potential areas of innovation within customer service, offering opportunities for new research directions and technologies or systems that could help managers provide better experiences for customers.