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A service is an "(intangible) act or use for which a consumer, firm, or government is willing to pay." Examples include work done by barbers, doctors, lawyers, mechanics, banks, insurance companies, and so on. Public services are those that society (nation state, fiscal union or region) as a whole pays for.
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See moreServices can be described in terms of I's.
Intangibility
Services are by definition intangible. They are not manufactured, transported or stocked.
One cannot store services...
See moreAny service can be clearly and completely, consistently and concisely specified by means of standard attributes that conform to the
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See moreThe distinction between a good and a service remains disputed. The perspective in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries focused on creation and possession of wealth.
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See moreMass generation and delivery of services must be mastered for a service provider to expand. This can be seen as a problem of service quality.
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See moreThe delivery of a service typically involves six factors:
• Service provider (workers and managers)
• Equipment used to provide the service (e.g. vehicles, cash...
See moreThe following is a list of service industries, grouped into sectors. Parenthetical notations indicate how specific occupations
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