A fuzzy approach to service quality diagnosis. Issue 1 (2nd February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Saeida Ardakani, Saeid; Nejatian, Majid; Farhangnejad, Mohammad Ali; Nejati, Mehran
• Is Part Of: Marketing intelligence & planning. Volume 33:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 103
• Page End: 119
• Publication Date: 2015-02-02
• Subjects: 658.83
• DOI: 10.1108/MIP-02-2013-0035
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0263-4503

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Purpose</title> <p> – The purpose of this paper is to identify service quality dimensions that could enhance the level of services provided by a variety of carriers and rank them, accordingly. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Design/methodology/approach</title> <p> – This research aims to identify service quality dimensions that could enhance the level of services provided by a variety of carriers and rank them, accordingly. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Findings</title> <p> – The results show that "safety, " "timeliness, " and "variety and type of airplane" are the most important service quality criteria from the passengers' viewpoint. It also indicates that the most and least important dimensions of service quality are "tangibles" and "responsiveness, " respectively. The results ranked the airlines from one to three as Emirates Airline, Mahan Air, and Iran Air. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Originality/value</title> <p> – Most of the service quality criteria are descriptive and are stated using lingual expressions (cardinal or ordinal scales). Therefore, evaluation of perceptions and expectations of customers regarding service quality using non-fuzzy methods ignores the ambiguity involved in individual judgments.</p> </sec> </abstract>