Service quality, image and loyalty towards Malaysian hotels

Cham, Tat Huei and Easvaralingam, Yalini (2012) Service quality, image and loyalty towards Malaysian hotels. International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, 4 (4). pp. 267-281. ISSN 1753-0830

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Abstract

The rapid growth of the hotel industry in the first decade of the 21st century forced hotel operators to critically acknowledge the importance of service improvement in order to gain competitive advantage. Therefore, identifying the factors that influence the quality of services of hotels is critical for the success of the hotels. Corporate image and customer loyalty should also be emphasised to ensure the sustainability of the hotels in this competitive industry. Hence, this study is conducted to discover the factors influencing perceived service quality of Malaysian hotels, as well as exploring the relationship between perceived service quality with customer loyalty and corporate image. Additionally, this study is one of the few studies on quality certification related to the demand perspective and also on the mediating role of image on the relationship between service quality and loyalty in the hotel industry.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: service quality; customer loyalty; corporate image; quality certifications; International Organization for Standardization; ISO; cultural differences; Malaysia
Subjects: T Technology > TX Home economics
Divisions: Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Business
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email masilah.mansor@newinti.edu.my
Date Deposited: 06 May 2016 07:28
Last Modified: 06 May 2016 09:51
URI: http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/id/eprint/241

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