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Measuring The Quality Of Ecotourism Services: Case Study–Based Model Validation, Nor’Aini Yusof, Faiz Abd Rahman, Mohd Fitri Che Jamil, Mohammad Iranmanesh Jan 2014

Measuring The Quality Of Ecotourism Services: Case Study–Based Model Validation, Nor’Aini Yusof, Faiz Abd Rahman, Mohd Fitri Che Jamil, Mohammad Iranmanesh

Mohammad Iranmanesh

Ecotourism forms the pillar of the country’s tourism industry. Ecotourists make up more than 10% of international tourists in Malaysia. When service quality is thought of as an important factor to the success of tourism service providers, the importance of estimating service quality provided to tourists becomes apparent. Estimating service quality provides tourism service providers with the necessary information needed to manage their marketing operations appropriately. Therefore, this estimation should be performed with the right measurement scales. Despite the high volume of research on service quality (SERVQUAL) models in recent years, limited effort has been directed toward improving the tool …


Modeling Quality Dynamics In It Services Management, Shahriar Akter, John D'Ambra, Pradeep Ray Dec 2011

Modeling Quality Dynamics In It Services Management, Shahriar Akter, John D'Ambra, Pradeep Ray

Shahriar Akter

The increasing importance of information technology (IT) services in the global economy prompts IS researchers to focus on service quality dynamics to capture the critical interaction between human behavior and IT. The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a user perceived IT service quality model for mHealth using a cross-disciplinary approach. The conceptual model is rooted in the traditional cognition (service quality) – affective (satisfaction)– conation (continuance intentions) chain but explicitly identifies three primary dimensions (i.e., system quality, interaction quality and outcome quality) and eight subdimensions (system reliability, system efficiency, system privacy, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, utilitarian benefits …


Assessing Service Quality In Public And Private Fitness Centers In Greece, Yanni D. Afthinos, George Costa, Nikolas Theodorakis, Dimitrios Gargalianos Jan 2001

Assessing Service Quality In Public And Private Fitness Centers In Greece, Yanni D. Afthinos, George Costa, Nikolas Theodorakis, Dimitrios Gargalianos

Yanni D Afthinos

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A First Approach To Measure Service Quality In Greek Fitness Centers, Yanni D. Afthinos Jan 1999

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.