外文文献翻译酒店服务质量管理Word文档格式.docx
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StudyofServiceQualityManagementinHotelIndustry
Borkar;
Sameer
Abstract
Itisanattempttounderstandtheroleofqualityimprovementprocessinhospitalityindustryandeffectivenessinmakingitsustainablebusinessenterprise.Itisasurveyofthepresentlyadoptedqualitymanagementtoolswhicharemakingthehotelsoperationsbetterfocusedandreliableandmeetthecustomerexpectations.Descriptiveresearchdesignisusedtoknowtheparametersofservicequalitymanagementinhospitalityindustry.Exploratoryresearchdesignisundertakentodigouttheservicequalitymanagementpracticesanditseffectiveness.Dataanalysisisdoneandpresented;
hypothesisistestedagainstthecollecteddata.Sincetheindustrycontinuouslytriestoimproveupontheirservicestomeetthelevelsofcustomersatisfaction;
Studypresentstoolsforcontinuousimprovementprocessandhowitbenefitsallthestakeholders.Itcanbeinferredfromthestudythatthehotelimplementcontinuousimprovementprocessandqualitymanagementtoolstoremaincompetitiveinthemarket.Thestudyinvolveshotelsofhighlycompetitivemarketwithlimitednumberofrespondents.Thislimitsthestudytohotelindustryandhasscopeofincludingotherhospitalityserviceprovidersaswell.
Keywords:
CustomerSatisfaction,Perception,PerformanceMeasurement,Continuous,ImprovementProcess.
Introduction
Ithasbroughtparadigmshiftsintheoperationsofhospitalityindustry.Theoverallperspectiveoftheindustryischangedduetointroductionofnewtechniquesandmethodsofhandlingvariousprocesses.Awarenessamongthehoteliersandtheguestshasfuelledtheinventionsfocusedonoperations.Theincreasedsagacityofcustomersatisfactionledtotheuseofhighstandardsofserviceinindustry.Thenewserviceparametersmadethehotelierstoimplementqualitymanagementasaneffectiveaid.Ithassignificantlyaffectedhotels'
abilitytocontrolandadapttochangingenvironments.Theuseofnewtechniquesbeganwiththesimplemotiveofsophisticationandpreciseactivitiesinthegivenfieldofoperationwhichmayresultinhighstandardsofserviceinglobaleconomyandhasallowedtheriseofaleisureclass.
ConceptualFrameworkThisstudyofServicequalitymanagementinhospitalityindustryisanattempttounderstandthepresenceofqualityimprovementprocessinhospitalityindustryandeffectivenessinmakingitsustainablebusinessenterprise.Itisasurveyofthepresentlyadoptedqualitymanagementtoolswhicharemakingthehotelsoperationssafer,focusedandreliableandmeetthecustomerexpectations.
Asthehospitalityindustrybecomesmorecompetitivethereisanobviousneedtoretainclienteleaswellasincreasingprofitabilityandhencemanagementprofessionalsstrivetoimproveguestsatisfactionandrevenues.Themanagementprofessionalswhomarestrivingfortheseresultshoweveroftenhavelimitedunderstandingofresearchsurroundingtheparadigmsofguestsatisfactionandloyaltyandfinancialperformance.Thisresearchpapershallenlightensomeofthevariablesandimportantfactsofservicequalityresultingintoguestsatisfaction.
ReviewofLiterature
Customersofhospitalityoftenblamethemselveswhendissatisfiedfortheirbadchoice.Employeesmustbeawarethatdissatisfiedcustomersmaynotcomplainandthereforetheemployeesshouldseekoutsourcesofdissatisfactionandresolvethem.(ZeithamlV.,1981,p.186-190)Itissaidthatservicequalityiswhatdifferentiateshospitalitysector,howeverthereisnotanagreeddefinitionofwhatservicequalityis.Thereishoweverafewdifferentsuggestionsofhowtodefineservicequality.Dividingitintotechnical,functionalandimagecomponents;
(GreenroomsC.,1982)anotheristhatservicequalityisdeterminedbyitsfitnessforusebyinternalandexternalcustomers.Itisacceptedthatservicequalityisdependsuponguest'
sneedsandexpectations.Adefinitionofservicequalitystatethatqualityissimplyconformancetospecifications,whichwouldmeanthatpositivequalityiswhenaproductorservicespecificqualitymeetorexceedpresetstandardsorpromises.Thishoweverseemslikeaneasyviewwithinthehospitalityindustry.Thealternativedefinitionsreadasfollows:
1)qualityisexcellence;
2)qualityisvalueformoney;
3)qualityismeetingorexceedingexpectations.Thisappearsbetteralignedwithideaswhichexistwithinhospitalitymanagementthanthefirstmentionedsimplisticapproach.Servicequalityandvalueisratherdifficulttocalculate,companiesmustthereforerelyonguest'
squalityperceptionsandexpectationstogetconsistentresultswhichisbestachievedbyaskingguest'
squestionsrelatedtoexpectationsandtheirperceptionsoftheservicequality,whichcaneffectivelybeachievedthroughcarefullydesignedsurveys.
Amajorproblemwithservicequalityisvariabilityandlimitedcapabilityandrobustnessoftheserviceproductionprocess.(GummessonE.,1991)Hotelsconsumershavewell-conceivedideasaboutservicequalityandqualityattributesareconsideredimportantformosttypesofservices,theabsenceofcertainattributesmayleadconsumerstoperceiveservicequalityaspoor.Thepresenceoftheseattributesmaynotsubstantiallyimprovetheperceivedqualityoftheservice.Mostcustomerswouldbewillingtotradesomeconvenienceforapricebreak,andthatthebehavior,skilllevelandperformanceofserviceemployeesarekeydeterminantsofperceivedqualityofservices.Thisisamajorchallengeinimprovingormaintainingahighlevelofservicequality.(TiginehM.etal1992)Studiesfocusingonservicequalitymanagementsuggestthatservicefirmsspendtoolittleeffortonplanningforservicequality.Theresultantcostsofpoorservicequalityplanningleadtolowerprofitabilityaspartoftheservicefailures.(StuartF.,etal1996)Whendiscussingsatisfaction,itisimportanttounderstandthatguest'
sevaluationofservicecompriseoftwobasicdistinctdimensions:
servicedeliveryandserviceoutcome(Mattila,1999).Researchindicatesthathowtheservicewasdelivered(perceivedfunctionalquality)ismoreimportantthantheoutcomeoftheserviceprocess(technicalquality).Thisresearchclearlyindicatesthateffortbystaffhaveastrongeffectonguest'
ssatisfactionjudgments.
Companiesdeliveringservicesmustbroadentheirexaminationofproductivitytohelpsettleconflicts–theleveragesynergies–betweenimprovingservicequalityandboostingserviceproductivity.(ParasuramanA.2002)Akeyactivityistoconductregularlyscheduledreviewofprogressbyqualitycouncilorworkinggroupandmanagementmustestablishasystemtoidentifyareasforfutureimprovementandtotrackperformancewithrespecttointernalandexternalcustomers.Theymustalsotrackthechangingpreferencesofcustomer.Continuousimprovementmeansnotonlybeingsatisfiedwithdoingagoodjoborprocess.Itisaccomplishedbyincorporatingprocessmeasurementandteamproblemsolvinganallworkactivities.Organizationmustcontinuouslystriveforexcellencebyreducingcomplexity,variationandoutofcontrolprocess.Plan-D-Study-Act(PDSA)developedbyShewhartandlateronmodifiedbyDemingisaneffectiveimprovementtechnique.FirstPlancarefully,thencarryoutplan,studytheresultsandcheckwhethertheplanworkedexactlyasintendedandactonresultsbyidentifyingwhatworkedasplannedandwhatdidn'
twork.ContinuousprocessimprovementistheobjectiveandthesephasesofPDSAaretheframeworktoachievethoseobjectives.(BesterfieldD.etal2003)
The'
servicescape'
-isageneraltermtodescribethephysicalsurroundingsofaserviceenvironment(Reimer2005,p.786)suchasahotelorcruiseship.GuestsaresometimesunconsciouslytryingtoobtainasmuchinformationaspossiblethroughexperiencestodecreaseinformationasymmetriesThiscausesgueststolookforqualitysignalsorcueswhichwouldprovidethemwithinformationabouttheservice,whichleadsusto'
cueutilizationtheory'
.Cueutilizationtheorystatesthatproductsorservicesconsistofseveralarraysofcuesthatserveassurrogateindicatorsofproductorservicequality.Therearebothintrinsicandextrinsiccuestohelpguestsdeterminequality.Consequentially,duetothelimitedtangibilityofservices,guestsareoftenlefttoacceptthepriceoftheexperienceandthephysicalappearanceorenvironmentofthehotelorcruiseshipitselfasqualityindicators.Thoughtherearemanytradeandacademicpapersdiscussingguestsatisfactionhasbeenpublished,onecannotethatlimitedattentionhasbeenpaidtothevalueperceptionandexpectationsguestshavetowardsproductdeliveryandinfluencepriceguestspayforanexperiencehasonsatisfactionandfuturespending.Furthermoreitisalsoknownthattheroleofpricinginrelationtoguestdeterminantsofperceivedqualityofservices.Thisisamajorchallengeinimprovingormaintainingahighlevelofservicequality.(TiginehM.etal1992)
Studiesfocusingonservicequalitymanagementsuggestthatservicefirmsspendtoolittleeffortonplanningforservicequality.
Theresultantcostsofpoorservicequalityplanningleadtolowerprofitabilityaspartoftheservicefailures.(StuartF.,etal1996)Whendiscussingsatisfaction,itisimportanttounderstandthatguest'
servicedeliveryandserviceoutcome(Mattila,1999).Researchindicatesthathowtheservicewasdelivered(perceivedfunctionalquality)ismoreimportantthantheoutcomeoftheserviceprocess(technicalquality).Thisresearchclearlyindicatesthateffortbystaffhaveastrongeffect
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