Posts Tagged ‘Management’

A Different Measure for Loyalty

Statistics on Customer Effort Score (CES) strongly suggest it has the ability to detect loyalty at the operational level.

August 17th, 2011 - By Bill Bleuel, PhD, Professor of Decision Sciences


Rational and Emotional Trust

Dr. Bill Bleuel calls trust “the holy grail of relationship management,” explaining the difference between rational and emotional trust.

July 19th, 2011 - By Bill Bleuel, PhD, Professor of Decision Sciences


More About Trust

Trust appears to be gaining in importance as a way of building customer relationships that transcend the multi-channel media.

July 7th, 2011 - By Bill Bleuel, PhD, Professor of Decision Sciences


A Quick Tip on Giving Effective Feedback by Steven M. Sommer

Steven M. Sommer, professor of applied behavioral science, shares his “ABC model,” a three-step process for providing and receiving feedback effectively.

April 14th, 2011 - By Graziadio Business Review


Top 5 Business Books for the Beach Chair

Now that summer is upon us, we have compiled the top five business books you should have on your 2010 summer reading list.

June 22nd, 2010 - By Audra Quinn


Values-Centered Leaders More Successful in the Long Term

Can’t see the above video? Click here to watch or you can read the transcript. In this video interview, Kevin S. Groves, PhD, Assistant Professor of Organizational Theory and Management at the Graziadio School of Business and Management, discusses his research on executive development and succession planning, managerial thinking styles, social and emotional intelligence, and [...]

July 21st, 2009 - By Kevin Groves, PhD, Assistant Professor of Organizational Theory and Management


Retaining Customers Part III: Invest to Prevent Customer Defections

This is the third of a series of four blogs devoted to the topic of customer retention. Read Part 1 and Part 2. Every customer that you keep represents at least three that you don’t have to attract. Numerous research studies indicate that the cost of acquiring a new customer usually runs from two to [...]

June 9th, 2008 - By Bill Bleuel, PhD, Professor of Decision Sciences