scholarly journals Dimensions of Service Quality in Health-Fitness Clubs in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (20) ◽  
pp. 10567
Author(s):  
Karen Kaijuan Xu ◽  
Kenny Kuan-chou Chen ◽  
Euisoo Kim ◽  
Jerónimo García-Fernández ◽  
John Nauright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Phase I ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Service Recovery ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Fitness Clubs ◽  
Service Assurance

The purpose of this study was to explore the dimensions of service quality in fitness clubs in China and examine their impact on customer satisfaction. In Phase I of the study, we collected qualitative data from online comments related to service quality in 30 Tera Wellness clubs in Shanghai (k = 6252). Conducting content analysis, we synthesized the information and identified preliminary themes and formulated measurement statements. Phase II implemented a series of quantitative research procedures to examine the measurement properties of statements developed in Phase I. Conducting exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling analyses based on responses of club members (N = 533), we identified a total of 27 items in six dimensions: service recovery, service assurance, facility function, program operation, instructor quality, and staff performance. These factors significantly (p < 0.05) predicted customer satisfaction with fitness clubs in China. The findings highlight the importance of high-quality service delivery, service recovery, and service assurance and pinpoint specific areas for improvement.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Satisfaction and Loyalty of Health and Fitness Club Customers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Metasari Dian Nursanti ◽  
Tomoliyus Tomoliyus
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Fitness Clubs ◽  
Health And Fitness ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Customer Satisfaction And Loyalty

Competition between companies increases rapidly and continuously, so it is important to always evolve. The purpose of this study was: (1) to test the impact of word of mouth, price, and service quality on the satisfaction and loyalty of customers of health and fitness clubs in Klaten and Yogyakarta; (2) to provide a sports management guide to these companies; and (3) to evaluate the third-party complaints in the context of these clubs. A descriptive survey method was used with a quantitative approach. The research sample consisted of 200 subjects from 10 Klaten and Yogyakarta health and fitness clubs recruited by random sampling. Data were collected through a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling to test the similarity and relationships between all variables. The results showed that loyalty and satisfaction were significantly influenced by word-of-mouth, and service quality had a positive effect. Price had a significant effect on customer satisfaction and loyalty as well. A company’s customer satisfaction and loyalty are very important for increasing profits, so it is crucial for companies to always maintain good relations with their customers. Keywords: health and fitness club, service quality, word-of-mouth, satisfaction, loyalty

“Actions speak louder than words”: an impact of service recovery antecedents on customer delight in quick-service restaurants

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Durgesh Agnihotri ◽  
Kushagra Kulshreshtha ◽  
Vikas Tripathi ◽  
Pallavi Chaturvedi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Service Recovery ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Role Clarity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Customer Delight ◽  
Quick Service ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to conceptualize and analyze a framework that provides greater understanding toward the impact of service recovery antecedents such as role clarity, customer service orientation, employee empowerment and employee relational behavior on customer satisfaction and customer delight in the context of quick-service restaurants (QSRs).Design/methodology/approachA self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 408 participants who had experienced service recovery efforts by leading QSRs on social media. The current paper draws upon the prevailing literature to test a series of research hypotheses through structural equation modeling.FindingsThe findings of the study have confirmed that antecedents of service recovery are good to describe customer satisfaction and customer delight in the setting of QSRs. Besides, the study provides an understanding on how monetary compensation moderates the relationship between customer delight and customer satisfaction.Practical implicationsThis study carries an understanding on how frontline employees must operate in a non-conventional and innovative way to resolve customers' issues and show commitment with truthfulness to provide excellent services to make customers feel delightful.Originality/valueThis is a unique study to understand the role of service recovery antecedents to describe customer satisfaction and customer delight in the social media environment. In addition, the results support the possibilities of implementing prompt service recovery efforts using social media.

scholarly journals Analysing Service Quality and its Relation to Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty in Sportswear Retail Market

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Canan Saricam
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Retail Market ◽  
Ancillary Service ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Order Construct ◽  
Primary Focus

Abstract The sportswear industry has a growing market globally. In the sportswear retail market, where the primary focus is on providing customers the product, but provision of the necessary ancillary service also takes place, the service quality and its relation to customer satisfaction and customer loyalty are important. With an attempt to find out this relationship, the data for this study was obtained from 251 people living in Turkey. The service quality was described as a second-order construct with the dimensions proposed in SERVQUAL scale. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used to analyze and validate the model. The findings showed that the service quality, together with the relevant dimensions, tangibles, reliability, and assurance, has an influence on the customer satisfaction but not on the customer loyalty. Nonetheless, it was confirmed the customer satisfaction has an impact on the customer loyalty.

scholarly journals Enhance Strategy Promotion University of Medan Area to Increasing the Number of New Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 432-437
Author(s):  
Muhammad Al Fikri
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
State Universities ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
New Students ◽  
Improve Service Quality ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth

Private and State Universities are still faced with competition between universities to increase the number of students especially during the Covid 19 period. This research aims to analyze the effect of each of the variables of e-service quality, e-satisfaction, positive Word of Mouth / WoM, either directly or indirectly. Data were collected from 200 students from one of the best private universities in North Sumatra (Medan), and processed using Structural Equation Modeling / SEM. From the results of data processing, all tested hypotheses can be accepted, and research found that to encourage positive WoM, PTS must be sensitive to the creation of student satisfaction. Positive WoM can be an effective advertising promotion tool for PTS to get new student candidates through existing student recommendations. In addition, to increase e-customer satisfaction, PTS is required to always improve service quality that is delivered through online services. Keywords: e-service quality, e-customer satisfaction, positive WoM, private universities.

The Driving Forces of Customer Loyalty

2009 ◽  
pp. 1540-1557
Author(s):  
T. C.E. Cheng ◽  
L. C.F. Lai ◽  
A. C.L. Yeung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Corporate Image ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Internet Service ◽  
Broadband Market

In this study we examine the driving forces of customer loyalty in the broadband market in Hong Kong. We developed and empirically tested a model to examine the antecedents of customer loyalty towards Internet service providers (ISPs) in Hong Kong. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to evaluate the proposed model. A total of 737 valid returns were obtained through a questionnaire survey. The results show that customer satisfaction, switching cost, and price perception are antecedents that lead directly to customer loyalty, with customer satisfaction exerting the greatest influence. Although we found that service quality significantly influences customer satisfaction, which in turn leads to customer loyalty, we did not find a direct relationship between service quality and customer loyalty. Our results also reveal that corporate image is not related to customer loyalty. Our empirical investigation suggests that investing huge resources in building corporate image can indeed be a risky strategy for ISPs.

Service quality and customer satisfaction in Ghanaian retail banks: the moderating role of price

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bedman Narteh
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Bank Managers ◽  
Quality Dimensions ◽  
Service Quality Dimensions ◽  
Retail Banks

Purpose Various models and scales exist in the literature to measure retail bank service quality without any attempt at integrating them and the moderators have often been under explored. The purpose of this paper is to integrate the SERVQUAL and BSQ models and moderated the resulting scale with price in order to examine service quality and customer satisfaction with retail bank services in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach The study is quantitative and the survey methodology was used to collect data from 560 retail bank customers. The result was analyzed through structural equation modeling. Findings The study provides an expanded model for measuring retail bank service quality as seven of the eight latent constructs emerged as service quality dimensions when moderated with price. It is significant to also note that five of the constructs – tangibles, reliability, assurance, empathy and price – from the direct relationship emerged as the dimensions of retail bank service quality that positively and significantly predicted customer satisfaction. Practical implications The study provides insight into customer behavior with the quality of retail bank services in Ghana. The resulting broader dimensions provide an integrated and expanded model as well as pointers to bank managers on service quality and customer satisfaction cues to enable them attract, serve and retain customers. Originality/value The study is the first of its kind to integrate two of the popular models to measure retail bank service quality and to use price as a moderator of this relationship. The resulting scale, which comprised of variables from the two models, provides support for the approach used in the current study.

scholarly journals What Effects Repurchase Intention of Online Shopping

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lily Suhaily ◽  
Yasintha Soelasih
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Repurchase Intention ◽  
Experiential Marketing ◽  
Price Perception

The development of the internet raises opportunities for the marketing of a product and bring new forms for retail transactions, one of which is online shopping.  Furthermore with the Internet, online consumers more easily gain access to information and they offered a wide variety of products and services that can be selected at competitive prices. The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is influence of E-Service Quality, Price Perception and Experiential Marketing to Repurchase Intention which mediated by Customer Satisfaction in On-line Shopping. The amount of samples is 180 respondents. Questionnaires were distributed to respondents who have shopped using online shopping with random sampling method. This study uses data analysis of Structural Equation Modeling by using Lisrel software. The result showed that there is the influence of e-service quality to customer satisfaction and to repurchase intention, while repurchase intention has negative influence occurs. Furthermore, price has no influence to customer satisfaction but has an influence to repurchase intention. Experiential marketing has no influence to customer satisfaction and repurchase intention. Customer satifaction has positive effect on repurchase intention. The effect of e-service quality and experiential marketing through customer satisfaction as mediation variable has no influence to repurchase intention, while price perception influence to repurchase intention.

scholarly journals WORD OF MOUTH SEBAGAI KONSEKUENSI KEPUASAN PELANGGAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Eny Purbandari ◽  
Dyah Sugandini ◽  
Heru Tri Sutiono
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

<p><em>The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of price and service quality on customer satisfaction to increase words of mouth. Data were collected by distributes questionnaires to 110 patient of Bhayangkara Polda DIY Hospital. Then, data was analyzed using structural equation modeling. The result showed that service quality, price and image have positive effect on patient satisfaction and patient satisfaction has a positive effect on words of mouth. The results also shows that image have the highest effect in creating the satisfaction. Therefore, the models of words of mouth have acceptable.</em></p>

scholarly journals The Effect of Ease of Transaction and Service Quality on Purchasing Decisions Mediated by Consumer Satisfaction (Studies on Okeped Jabodetabek Users).

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Melitina Tecoalu ◽  
Soegeng Wahyoedi ◽  
Edward Kustiawan
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Purchasing Decision ◽  
Data Collection Process

This study aims to determine the effect of ease of transaction and service quality on customer satisfaction in purchasing decision making. In this study using a sample of 100 respondents using convience sampling non profitability. Data obtained through questionnaires, the data collection process in this study is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the SmartPLS (Partial Least Square) 3.0 program to determine the relationship between the effect of Ease of Transaction, Service Quality on Purchasing Decisions and Consumer Satisfaction as a mediating variable.The results of the hypothesis that there are 4 accepted and 3 rejected after being tested by hypothesis testing is done using the probability value and the t statistic. So in the hypothesis acceptance criteria t-statistic> t-table. Ease of transaction affects customer satisfaction, so the hypothesis is accepted. Service quality affects customer satisfaction, so the hypothesis is accepted. Ease of transaction affects purchasing decisions, so the hypothesis is accepted. Service quality affects purchasing decisions, so the hypothesis is accepted. Consumer satisfaction has no effect on purchasing decisions, so the hypothesis is rejected. The service quality on purchasing decisions is not mediated by consumer satisfaction well so that the hypothesis is rejected. Ease of transaction on purchasing decisions is not mediated in consumer satisfaction well, so the hypothesis is rejected. In this study, it is explained that the purchasing decision is not well mediated by consumer satisfaction so that consumers who do not reach their expectations feel dissatisfied, which leads to not making purchasing decisions on Okeped.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF SERVICE QUALITY AND RELATIONSHIP MARKETING ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND ITS IMPACT ON LOYALTY SERVICE ON WISMA SOEWARNA BRACH OFFICE (KCP) OF BNI OF TANGERANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-164
Author(s):  
Ela Ratna Yuwita ◽  
Arissetyanto Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Marketing Variables

The purpose of this study is to determine the Effect of Service Quality and Relationship Marketing on Customer Satisfaction and Its Impact on Loyalty by measuring indicators that affect the variable Service Quality and Relationship Marketing on customer satisfaction variables and their implications on customer loyalty variables. This research applies a descriptive research design using survey methods. Sampling uses convinient sampling as a sampling technique. This study was tested using the structural equation modeling (Lisrel) approach to test the significance of the significance of the overall model and predetermined pathway. The findings show that Service Quality and Relationship Marketing variables significantly influence customer satisfaction variables. Further findings indicate that Service Quality and Relationship Marketing variables directly have a significant effect on customer loyalty variables. This study also shows that customer satisfaction has an influence on customer loyalty variables. It is recommended to companies to improve the excellence of Service Quality and Relationship Marketing.

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