The influences of cleanliness and employee attributes on perceived service quality in restaurants in a developing country

Truong, Ngan; Nisar, Tahir; Knox, Dan; Prabhakar, Guru P

Abstract

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the service quality of full-service restaurants in Vietnam to explore possible factors that may impact customer perception, which subsequently influences customer satisfaction and behavioural intentions. Based on the DINESERV model and service clues, the possible dimensions to construct customer perception were realised, and four key dimensions were suggested. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from four urban local full-service restaurants in Vietnam, and factor analysis and SEM-PLS were then performed to uncover the relationship between customer perception, satisfaction and behavioural intentions. Findings: The results suggest that customer perception significantly influences customer satisfaction and behavioural intentions, and customer satisfaction itself is also found to have influence on behavioural intentions. Originality/value: This is an original piece of work which contributes to the exploration of service quality in developing countries and to the incorporation of cleanliness into analyses of restaurant service quality in particular.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 12, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Oct 2, 2017
• Publication Date: Oct 2, 2017
• Deposit Date: Sep 12, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 14, 2017
• Journal: International Journal of Culture, Tourism, and Hospitality Research
• Print ISSN: 1750-6182
• Publisher: Emerald
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 608-627
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCTHR-11-2016-0111
• Keywords: customer satisfaction, behavioural intentions, service quality, Vietnam, cleanliness, employee attributes
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/880062
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCTHR-11-2016-0111
• Contract Date: Sep 12, 2017