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A First Approach To Measure Service Quality In Greek Fitness Centers, Yanni D. Afthinos
A First Approach To Measure Service Quality In Greek Fitness Centers, Yanni D. Afthinos
Yanni D Afthinos
The aim of this paper is to examine the contextual stability of a service quality instrument in an international setting . This study is the first step of a bigger research project that will attempt first to conceptualize and measure service quality in Greek fitness centers, and second to test its relationship with customer satisfaction and behavioral intentions.
Testing The Servqual Scale In The Business-To-Business Sector: The Case Of Ocean Freight Shipping Service, Srinivas Durvasula, Steven Lysonski, Subhash Mehta
Testing The Servqual Scale In The Business-To-Business Sector: The Case Of Ocean Freight Shipping Service, Srinivas Durvasula, Steven Lysonski, Subhash Mehta
Marketing Faculty Research and Publications
A key question is whether the instruments developed for consumer services can accurately gauge the service quality perceptions of organisational customers. Reports psychometric testing of the SERVQUAL as a measure of service quality in ocean freight services. Based on a survey of a cross-sectional sample of 114 business organisations in Singapore, which regularly utilise ocean freight services for their export needs, this study found that the psychometric properties of the SERVQUAL scale are at variance with those found in consumer services settings. Further, the SERVQUAL perceptions scores were found to be a better predictor than the SERVQUAL gap scores. In …