Internet-BasedSelf-Services:RelationalAspectsofE-Banking–aPrivateClientSurveyAnalysis1
IntroductionGlobalizationandderegulationshaveincreasedcompetitioninthemarketplaces
Theincreasedcompetition,inturn,callsforthatorganizationscontinuouslyincreasetheirproductivityanddecreasetheircosts
Investmentininformationtechnologyisoneimportantmeanstoincreaseproductivityanddecreasecosts
Advancesintechnologyhavechangedthepreconditionsforservicedeliverydramaticallyinrecentyears,withtremendouspotentialimpactonself-serviceoptionsandonservicesupport
Serviceprovidersemploytechnologyatvariousstagesintheservicedeliveryprocessesandinservicesupportoperationstoimprovethequalityandproductivityintheirserviceofferings(Blumberg1994)
Thesetechnology-enabledchangesarechangingthewayserviceprovidersandtheircustomersintera