SERVQUAL- Midterms Flashcards
A unique measure adopted by the hospitality sector to enhance profit margins.
Service Quality
How is service quality adopted in order to enhance profit?
By increasing satisfied customers
It is referred to as the shared endeavor/ performances that ensure satisfaction levels amongst users
Service Quality
Gap 1:
Expected Service of Consumer vs. Management’s Perceptions
Gap 2:
Service Quality specification vs. Management Perception
Gap 3:
Service Quality specifications vs. Service delivery
Gap 4:
Service delivery vs. External Communication to Customer
Gap 5:
Expected service vs. Experienced Service
Measuring productivity
- Management by Objectives
- Measure productivity- Quantitative
- Performance Evaluation
- Quota- Sales Productivity
- There are measurements to be checked- Service Productivity
- There is a timeline/ deadline- Time Management Productivity
- Profit= Sales - Expenses (ROI)
- Quality Assurance is done
___ is considered substantial when it comes to define organizational success.
Services Quality
What is the winning strategy to achieve organizational success?
Delivers best services quality to customers
TRUE/ FALSE: Service quality is a unique measure adopted by the hospitality sector to enhance sales margins by increasing the number of satisfied customers.
FALSE (sales- profit)
TRUE/ FALSE: Service quality is the shared endeavor or performance that ensures the users’ expectation levels.
FALSE (expectation- satisfaction)
TRUE/ FALSE: Service quality and customer satisfaction are considered the most important areas of interest for academia and practitioners.
TRUE
___ and __ are considered the most important areas of interest for academia and practitioners.
Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction
TRUE/ FALSE: Most people are focused on building customer loyalty and a strong brand image among the customers.
TRUE
Most people are focused on building ___ and ____ among the customers to leave a significant impact on businesses.
customer loyalty
strong brand image
It is the internal feelings of every individual.
Customer Satisfaction
TRUE/ FALSE: Customer expectation is the internal feelings of every individual which may be satisfaction or dissatisfaction.
FALSE (customer expectation- customer satisfaction)
Customer satisfaction is the internal feelings of every individual which may be ___.
satisfaction or dissatisfaction
TRUE/ FALSE: Customer expectations results from the assessment of services provided to an individual in the context of the customer’s anticipation by an organization.
FALSE (expectations- satisfaction)
It is the willingness of a customer to engage with and repeatedly purchase from you versus your competitors- an emotional relationship.
Customer Loyalty
TRUE/ FALSE: Customer Loyalty is defined as something that comes into the consumers’ minds when a brand is placed in front of them.
FALSE (Customer Loyalty- Brand Image)
It is something that comes into the consumer’s mind when a brand is placed in front of him.
Brand Image
These are associations building up in the consumer’s mind from the direct experience of service they have.
Brand Image
It pertains to making conclusions by contrasting their previous experiences with the company and their set associations.
Brand Image
TRUE/ FALSE: Through Brand image, consumers make a conclusion from their experience by contrasting their future experiences with the company and their set associations.
FALSE (future-previous)
The principal objective of organizations:
maximize profits and minimize cost
TRUE/ FALSE: Profit maximization can be achieved through an increase in costs with lesser sales.
FALSE (costs with lesser sales- sales with lesser costs)
It can be achieved through an increase in sales with lesser costs.
Profit Maximization
TRUE/ FALSE: Profit Minimization can be achieved through an increase in sales with lesser costs.
FALSE (minimization- maximization)
TRUE/ FALSE: One of the factors that can help to increase sales is customer dissatisfaction.
FALSE (dissatisfaction- satisfaction)