A DEA approach for comparative analysis of service quality dimensions with a case study in hotel industry

A DEA approach for comparative analysis of service quality dimensions with a case study in hotel industry

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Article ID: iaor20125304
Volume: 12
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 289
End Page Number: 308
Publication Date: Jul 2012
Journal: International Journal of Services and Operations Management
Authors: , , , ,
Keywords: quality & reliability, statistics: data envelopment analysis
Abstract:

During the last two decades, the subject of service quality has been widely recognised due to its vital contribution to customer satisfaction improvement. Service quality is also crucial in hospitality industry since hotels can improve their market share and profitability with appropriate quality of services. Respectively, it seems important to measure delivered services quality based on customer's point of view. In this paper, data envelopment analysis has been applied to identify the most critical service quality dimensions, based on the difference between customer's perceptions and expectations. The case study includes three four‐star hotels in Isfahan. The findings imply that price, reliability and tangibles are the most important service quality dimensions.

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