Product Intangibility

Product Intangibility
3 items 2020 α 0.90-0.93 Free Alavi, S., Habel, J., Schwenke, M., & Schmitz, C.

What it measures

The scale captures how intangible a product is perceived to be, a classic distinguishing feature between goods and services with roots in services-marketing theory.

Response format

7-point Likert (1=strongly disagree, 7=strongly agree)

Scale items

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Usage notes & scoring

Alavi et al. (2020) appear to have created this scale themselves, drawing conceptual inspiration from Zeithaml, Parasuraman, and Berry's (1985) influential framework distinguishing goods from services. Reliability was strong (α = .90–.93) across two MTurk studies. Validity wasn't explicitly discussed, though AVEs of .75–.83 were reported.

Citation

Alavi, S., Habel, J., Schwenke, M., & Schmitz, C. (2020). Price Negotiating for Services: Elucidating the Ambivalent Effects on Customers’ Negotiation Aspirations. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 48(2), 165-185.

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Keywords

#servicesmarketing#intangibility
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