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Abstract

SERVQUAL, which involves the calculation of the differences between expectations and perceptions on a number of prespecified criteria, is currently the most popular measure of service quality. However, there are some serious problems in conceptualizing service quality as a difference score; these are reviewed and empirically investigated. An alternative method for measuring service quality is found to have favorable psychometric properties and to be more efficient than SERVQUAL.

Details

Title
Research note: Improving the measurement of service quality
Author
Brown, Tom J; Churchill, Gilbert A, Jr; Peter, J Paul
Pages
127
Publication year
1993
Publication date
Spring 1993
Publisher
Elsevier Limited
ISSN
00224359
e-ISSN
18733271
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
228678607
Copyright
Copyright JAI Press Inc. Spring 1993