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Quality Uncertainty as a Barrier to Business Services Development

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  • Laurentiu Tachiciu

    (Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Vasile Dinu

    (Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Iacob Kerbalek

    (Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

Highly performing innovative business services became important factors of competitiveness in modern economies, but their potential contribution is severely restricted by market dysfunctions, as companies reported during previous studies. There is also a lack of adequate policies partly explained by the fact that the services related knowledge is underdeveloped and poorly disseminated among decision makers. Having found that quality uncertainty limit the size of the market and the access of new companies and SMEs to valuable business services, the authors make a review of existing conceptual models of service quality assessment; discuss the implications of information asymmetry and explore with selected service providers the situation in specific industries, as well as the solutions for overcoming the current shortcomings.

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  • Laurentiu Tachiciu & Vasile Dinu & Iacob Kerbalek, 2011. "Quality Uncertainty as a Barrier to Business Services Development," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 13(Special N), pages 712-724, November.
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    Keywords

    services quality; business services; information asymmetry; knowledge intensive business services;
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    JEL classification:

    • L84 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Personal, Professional, and Business Services

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