An analysis of the perceived service quality of the hospitality industry in Rio de Janeiro through the SERVQUAL model : a multiple case study
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Data de Publicação: | 2015 |
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Resumo: | Brazil is under political and financial crises where the end seems far away. Because of that, researchers argue that the hotel rooms offered by Rio de Janeiro, built to host the Olympic Games 2016, will be difficult to occupy after the event. It is then necessary for the hotels to understand how guests perceive the service quality in order to adapt to this new era. If guests’ perceptions meet or exceed their expectations, they will be satisfied and will probably return. Thus based on the SERVQUAL approach, this paper aims to study the impact of the service dimensions on the guests’ overall satisfaction at hotels of Rio de Janeiro. Two hotels were considered representative of the city in terms of service quality and customers’ profile. Interviews to the hotel managers were performed, and questionnaires to the guests were administered. Among the five SERVQUAL dimensions – Reliability, Tangibles, Responsiveness, Assurance, and Empathy – the Empathy dimension appears to be the only one that affects the guests’ overall satisfaction. The study could also identify that gender, country of residence, home country and family income have an impact on guests’ satisfaction. This study has no intention of generalization, but rather of refining the theory about services and the SERVQUAL model. |
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An analysis of the perceived service quality of the hospitality industry in Rio de Janeiro through the SERVQUAL model : a multiple case studyDomínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e GestãoBrazil is under political and financial crises where the end seems far away. Because of that, researchers argue that the hotel rooms offered by Rio de Janeiro, built to host the Olympic Games 2016, will be difficult to occupy after the event. It is then necessary for the hotels to understand how guests perceive the service quality in order to adapt to this new era. If guests’ perceptions meet or exceed their expectations, they will be satisfied and will probably return. Thus based on the SERVQUAL approach, this paper aims to study the impact of the service dimensions on the guests’ overall satisfaction at hotels of Rio de Janeiro. Two hotels were considered representative of the city in terms of service quality and customers’ profile. Interviews to the hotel managers were performed, and questionnaires to the guests were administered. Among the five SERVQUAL dimensions – Reliability, Tangibles, Responsiveness, Assurance, and Empathy – the Empathy dimension appears to be the only one that affects the guests’ overall satisfaction. The study could also identify that gender, country of residence, home country and family income have an impact on guests’ satisfaction. This study has no intention of generalization, but rather of refining the theory about services and the SERVQUAL model.O Brasil encontra-se numa crise política e financeira que parece estar longe do fim. Consequentemente, académicos defendem que os quartos de hotel oferecidos pelo Rio de Janeiro, construídos para receber os Jogos Olímpicos 2016, serão difíceis de ocupar depois do evento. É então necessário para os hotéis entender como os hóspedes avaliam a qualidade do serviço, de forma a se adaptarem a esta nova era. Se as suas percepções condizerem com as suas expectativas, os hóspedes ficarão satisfeitos e provavelmente retornarão. Assim, com base no SERVQUAL, este trabalho pretende estudar o impacto das dimensões de serviço na satisfação global dos hóspedes dos hotéis do Rio de Janeiro. Dois hotéis representativos da cidade em termos de qualidade de serviço oferecida e perfil dos consumidores foram considerados. Os gerentes dos hotéis foram entrevistados e questionários aos seus hóspedes foram administrados. Entre todas as dimensões do SERVQUAL – Confiabilidade, Capacidade de Resposta, Tangíveis, Segurança e Empatia, a dimensão Empatia é a única que afecta a satisfação global dos hóspedes. O estudo identificou que sexo, país de residência, país de origem, e rendimento familiar dos hóspedes têm impacto na satisfação dos hóspedes. Este estudo não tem intenções de generalizar os resultados, mas aprofundar a teoria acerca de serviços e do modelo SERVQUAL.Gonçalves, Ana Paula BorgesVeritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaBastos, Ana Rita dos Santos2016-07-08T13:31:02Z2016-01-2820152016-01-28T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/20364TID:201199777enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-12T17:26:10Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/20364Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:16:48.697050Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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An analysis of the perceived service quality of the hospitality industry in Rio de Janeiro through the SERVQUAL model : a multiple case study |
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An analysis of the perceived service quality of the hospitality industry in Rio de Janeiro through the SERVQUAL model : a multiple case study |
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An analysis of the perceived service quality of the hospitality industry in Rio de Janeiro through the SERVQUAL model : a multiple case study Bastos, Ana Rita dos Santos Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão |
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An analysis of the perceived service quality of the hospitality industry in Rio de Janeiro through the SERVQUAL model : a multiple case study |
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An analysis of the perceived service quality of the hospitality industry in Rio de Janeiro through the SERVQUAL model : a multiple case study |
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An analysis of the perceived service quality of the hospitality industry in Rio de Janeiro through the SERVQUAL model : a multiple case study |
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An analysis of the perceived service quality of the hospitality industry in Rio de Janeiro through the SERVQUAL model : a multiple case study |
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An analysis of the perceived service quality of the hospitality industry in Rio de Janeiro through the SERVQUAL model : a multiple case study |
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Bastos, Ana Rita dos Santos |
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Bastos, Ana Rita dos Santos |
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Gonçalves, Ana Paula Borges Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
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Bastos, Ana Rita dos Santos |
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Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão |
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Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão |
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Brazil is under political and financial crises where the end seems far away. Because of that, researchers argue that the hotel rooms offered by Rio de Janeiro, built to host the Olympic Games 2016, will be difficult to occupy after the event. It is then necessary for the hotels to understand how guests perceive the service quality in order to adapt to this new era. If guests’ perceptions meet or exceed their expectations, they will be satisfied and will probably return. Thus based on the SERVQUAL approach, this paper aims to study the impact of the service dimensions on the guests’ overall satisfaction at hotels of Rio de Janeiro. Two hotels were considered representative of the city in terms of service quality and customers’ profile. Interviews to the hotel managers were performed, and questionnaires to the guests were administered. Among the five SERVQUAL dimensions – Reliability, Tangibles, Responsiveness, Assurance, and Empathy – the Empathy dimension appears to be the only one that affects the guests’ overall satisfaction. The study could also identify that gender, country of residence, home country and family income have an impact on guests’ satisfaction. This study has no intention of generalization, but rather of refining the theory about services and the SERVQUAL model. |
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