A Comparison of Customers’ Expectations and Perceptions of Kurdistan Telecommunication Company’s Performance Using Servqual Model
Subject Areas : Business ManagementHeresh Soltanpanah 1 , Mansoor Khaksar 2 , Mohammad Kambiz Ghasri 3
1 - Assistant Professor and Faculty Member, Department of Management, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor and Faculty Member of Management Department, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran
3 - Master of Business Administration of Kurdistan Telecommunication Company
Keywords: satisfaction, Service Quality, SERVQUAL Model, Service quality gap, Telecommunication services,
Abstract :
The present article aims to identify the dimensions of the customers’ perception of the services provided by Kurdistan Telecommunication Company. With regard to the fact that what is now considered an advantage in service – giving units and causes their primacy is the quality of services, several methods have been presented by the experts of this field in order to identify and measure this qualitative criterion and to convert it into a quantitative and measurable one. In this article, initially these methods were classified and reviewed, and ultimately, the gap analysis or servqual method, presented by Parasuraman and zeit Haml, was selected. To do this , a questionnaire was devised and surveyed based on the five gaps of service quality to measure the level of perceptions and expectations of the subscribers and service-applicants of Kurdistan Telecommunication Company .After we specified the statistical population and the sample size , the questionnaire was distributed among the subscribers’ and applicants. The results showed the presence of gap between the subscribers expected and perceived quality of the services provided by the company. Finally, some suggestions were presented to decrease and eliminate the gaps.
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Anvar Rostami, A. A., Torabi Goodarzi, M., & Mohammad Lo, M. A. (2005). A Comparative Study of the Quality of Banking Services from the Point of View of Customers and Employees, (In Persian).
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Kano, N. (1996), Guide to T.Q.M in service Industries, Singapore: Asian roductivity Organization.
Kebriaei A., & Roudbari, M. (2005). Quality Gap in Educational Services of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences from Students' Point of View. Medical Education Magazine, 5, (In Persian).
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Lewis, Barbara R. Mitchell, Vincent W. Marketing Intelligence & Planning. (1990), Defining and Measuring the Quality of Customer Service Vol. 8, Is. 6; pg.
Mcnealy, R.M (1994)., Making customer satisfaction Happen, 1st edition, New Jersey, Chapman & Hall.
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Parasuraman, A.V.A. Zeithaml and L.L.Berry (1985), A Conceptual model of service quality and its implication forfuture research, Journal of Marketing,No.49, PP.41-50
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Parasuraman, A., Berry, L. L., & Zenithal, V. A. (1991), Understanding customer expectations of service. Sloan Management Review, spring, 39–48.
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Nouralansa, R., Safai, A., Shadalouie, F., & Samimi, Y. (2008). Customer Satisfaction Measurement to Identify Improvement Opportunities in Research Services in Higher Education. Quarterly Journal of Research and Planning in Higher Education, 49, (In Persian).
Sarmad, Z., Bazargan, A., & Hejazi, A. (2006). Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences, Tehran: Agah Puplication, (In Persian).
Sarraf, A. (2004). Standardization Process of Services for Service Recipients with the Quality of Services in the Public Sector, with the Help of the Cuveal Method. Journal of Contemporary Research, 45, (In Persian).
Shahin, A., & Saremi, B. (2004). Servkual Model and its Role in Measuring Service Quality Gaps with a Case Study in Iran and Comparison with External Samples. Journal of Administrative Transformation, 47, (In Persian).
Shokohi, F. (2008). Survey of Quality Dimensions Using the Servqual Model Based on Customer Expectations and Providing Solutions for Improvement in the E-Commerce Company Parsian. Master's Thesis, Tehran: Industrial Management Organization, (In Persian).
Sori Nezami, Z., & Hakimi, R. (2008). Quality of Services Provided at the Central Library of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, , (In Persian).
