The Effect of Technology-Based Self-Service (TBSS) Characteristics and Quality on Customer Satisfaction in Chinese Hotels : The Moderating Effect of Perceived Risk

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 435-463
Author(s):  
Wu Qiong ◽  
◽  
Younghyun Kim
2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-92
Author(s):  
Jin-Myong Lee ◽  
Minyong Sim ◽  
Myeongsu Kang ◽  
Hyogyeong Kang ◽  
Jina Jang ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (II) ◽  
pp. 41-70
Author(s):  
Florence Wanjiku Njau ◽  
Mary Mutisya Mutungi ◽  
Rayvisic Mutinda

Increasingly, hotel industry has witnessed rapid growth in the 21stcentury and as a result competition within the industry has also intensified. This competition has been fueled by the preoccupation of service quality to add value and strengthen the complete guest experience. However, a major challenge facing the sector is the aspect of service quality particularly in budget hotels which target price sensitive customers. These hotels provide the customers with satisfactory core product at a reasonable price but tend to focus more on profits than on customer satisfaction. The services offered are not standardized and service quality variability is a challenge. The study used an integrated SERVQUAL and Gap model to evaluate customer satisfaction in budget hotels in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the effect of service design on customer satisfaction, establish the effect of service delivery on customer satisfaction and determine the moderating effect of management perception of service quality on customer satisfaction in budget hotels in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study adopted a cross sectional survey design and was conducted in 50 budget hotels. A sample size of 334 drawn from the hotel managers, customers and employees were involved in this study. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select the study sample for customers and employees. Data were collected through use of questionnaires and interviews. Both descriptive and inferential statistics was used in data analysis. The study hypotheses were tested was tested using multiple regression (ANOVA) and qualitative data from management perception was analyzed using qualitative data analysis (QCA). The regression analysis indicated that all five dimensions of service quality in service design were significant (0.000) when tested at 95% confidence level. The model was found to be significant. Correlation analysis indicated that the service design factors that had significant impact were realization of assured service in reliability (p = .044 < .05), responsiveness in informing the customers about the time of service delivery (p = .000< .05) and empathy in that operating hours are convenient to customers (p = .030 < .05). The other variables did not have significant values. The results indicate that there are gaps in the budget hotels under study between service design and customer satisfaction. Relationship between service delivery and customer satisfaction was found to be positive but not all the variables were significant. The study findings indicated that four variables; good location (p = .115 > .05), closeness to main city facilities (p = .527 > .05), someone recommended hotel (p = .665 > .05), and good experiences from the hotel (p = .458 > .05) did not have no significant values. This implied that these variables did not have an effect on customer satisfaction resulting in a gap between service delivery and customer satisfaction. This indicated that the service delivery did fully not meet customer expectations. Management perception was found to have a moderating effect between service quality and customer satisfaction. The study concluded that although managers seemed to have a reasonably good understanding of the customer and developed service designs for quality service delivery, the services delivered still fell short of customer expectations. The study therefore recommends that to enhance customer satisfaction, management needs to focus on the changing needs of their customers and develop service designs that twill offer service delivery that satisfies the customer. The study makes some contribution to the body of knowledge as an integrated model in evaluating customer satisfaction. This is an open-access article published and distributed under the terms and conditions of the  Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License of United States unless otherwise stated. Access, citation and distribution of this article is allowed with full recognition of the authors and the source.


Author(s):  
Surachman Surjaatmadja, Et. al.

Investigation on the structural relationship of  information technology functional quality, customer value, technology used, risk perception and customer experience of banking customer satisfaction during covid19 pandemic is very important to provide significant benefits to increase the number of customers. This research design uses a quantitative approach through a questionnaire survey conducted on banking customers in Indonesia. Data analysis was performed using statistical software, namely LISREL Version 8.0. The results of the analysis show that functional quality, perceived customer value, technology use, perceived risk and customer experience have a significant relationship with banking customer satisfaction  during the covid19 pandemic. In detail, the functional quality of banking technology is considered to have contributed 39% to  customer satisfaction when implementing health protocols. Customer value contributes to customer satisfaction, technology used  contributed to the customer satisfaction and perceived risk shaping customer satisfaction. In addition customer experience when implementing health protocols during the covid19 pandemic influence to customer satisfaction.  In conclusion, functional quality, customer value, technology used, perceived risk and customer experience show the most significant contribution to banking customer satisfaction  when implementing health protocols during the covid19 pandemic and create good acceptance of banking service performance from the aspects of empathy, physical evidence, reliability, fast response, time saving and cost-effectiveness and the new service development. 


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