Satisfaction with the Salesperson (Service Received)

Customer Satisfaction with the Service Provided by a Salesperson
3 items 2023 α 0.96 (Study 2a); 0.97 (Study 3a); 0.97 (Study 3b) Free Burchett, M. R., Murtha, B., & Kohli, A. K.

What it measures

This three-item scale measures a customer's satisfaction with a particular salesperson, focusing on the level of service received. Burchett, Murtha, and Kohli (2023) used it in Studies 2a, 3a, and 3b of their research on secondary selling. They described it as adapted from a company satisfaction measure by Homburg, Müller, and Klarmann (2011), although the two scales share little wording.

Response format

5-point Likert (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree)

Scale items

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Usage notes & scoring

Alphas were .96 (Study 2a), .97 (Study 3a), and .97 (Study 3b) (Burchett, Murtha, and Kohli 2023, p. 588; Web Appendix, p. 19). A CFA in Study 2a supported unidimensionality, strong loadings, and discriminant validity relative to the other scales in the studies (pp. 588, 595; Web Appendix, p. 11); AVE was very high at .90. Named with a qualifier to distinguish it from Satisfaction with the Salesperson (ID 90129). See also Salesperson's Adaptive Selling Behaviors (ID 90524) and Reactance to the Salesperson's Recommendations (ID 90510), from the same article.

Citation

Burchett, Molly R., Brian Murtha, and Ajay K. Kohli (2023), "Secondary Selling: Beyond the Salesperson-Customer Dyad," Journal of Marketing, 87 (4), 575-600.

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Keywords

#salespersonsatisfaction#customersatisfaction#personalselling#service#secondaryselling

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