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Measuring Service Quality: A Reexamination and Extension

Cronin, J. Joseph, Taylor, Steven A.·1992·Journal of Marketing
DOI 10.1177/002224299205600304
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The authors investigate the conceptualization and measurement of service quality and the relationships between service quality, consumer satisfaction, and purchase intentions. A literature review suggests that the current operationalization of service quality confounds satisfaction and attitude. Hence, the authors test (1) an alternative method of operationalizing perceived service quality and (2) the significance of the relationships between service quality, consumer satisfaction, and purchase intentions. The results suggest that (1) a performance-based measure of service quality may be an improved means of measuring the service quality construct, (2) service quality is an antecedent of consumer satisfaction, (3) consumer satisfaction has a significant effect on purchase intentions, and (4) service quality has less effect on purchase intentions than does consumer satisfaction. Implications for managers and future research are discussed.

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Authors
Cronin, J. J., & Taylor, S. A.
Venue
Journal of Marketing
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
1992-07
Volume
56
Issue
3
Pages
55-68
ISSN
  • 0022-2429 (ISSN-L)
  • 1547-7185
DOI
10.1177/002224299205600304
OpenAlex
W2028809046
Cited by
10,628
References
5
FWCI
103.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)

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