Author(s) :
Lobo, A.
;
Maritz, A.
;
Mehta, S.
Author Affiliation :
Marketing and International Studies, Swinburne University of Technology, Faculty of Business and Enterprise, John Street, Hawthorn, VIC-3122, Australia.
Author Email :
alobo@swin.edu.au
Journal article
:
International Journal of Tourism Research
2007
Vol.9
No.6
pp.485-495
ref.32
Abstract :
The services marketing literature focuses on the measurement of
service qualityservice qualitySubject Category: Properties
see more details and its impact and consequences on businesses. Set in the context of the travel retail agency in
SingaporesingaporeSubject Category: Geographic Entities
see more details, this study focuses on the relationship between service quality and favourable behavioural intentions. The findings revealed that improving service quality can increase favourable behavioural intentions. However, service improvements that exceed customers' minimum-service threshold and those that exceed customers' desired-service level were found to have mixed effect on behavioural intentions. Hence travel agencies must carefully determine the behavioural intentions they wish to foster amongst their various customers and develop service quality strategies in line with the findings of this study.
ISSN :
1099-2340
DOI :
10.1002/jtr.619
Record Number :
20073292498
Publisher :
John Wiley & Sons
Location of publication :
Chichester
Country of publication :
UK
Language of text :
English
Indexing terms for this abstract:
Descriptor(s) :
behaviourbehaviourSubject Category: Miscellaneous
see more details, consumer behaviourconsumer behaviourSubject Category: Miscellaneous
see more details, consumer satisfactionconsumer satisfactionSubject Category: Miscellaneous
see more details, service qualityservice qualitySubject Category: Properties
see more details, travel agentstravel agentsSubject Category: Disciplines, Occupations and Industries
see more details
Identifier(s) :
behaviorbehaviorSubject Category: Miscellaneous
see more details, consumer behaviorconsumer behaviorSubject Category: Miscellaneous
see more details
Geographical Location(s) :
SingaporesingaporeSubject Category: Geographic Entities
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Broader term(s) :
APEC countriesapec countriesSubject Category: Institutions and Organisations
see more details, ASEAN Countriesasean countriesSubject Category: Institutions and Organisations
see more details, Commonwealth of Nationscommonwealth of nationsSubject Category: Institutions and Organisations
see more details, Developing Countriesdeveloping countriesSubject Category: Miscellaneous
see more details, South East Asiasouth east asiaSubject Category: Geographic Entities
see more details, AsiaasiaSubject Category: Geographic Entities
see more details, Threshold Countriesthreshold countriesSubject Category: Miscellaneous
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