{"title":"Service Quality of the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong","authors":"Joyce Chan, S. Cheung, J. Mak","doi":"10.20429/jamt.2011.020103","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Service quality is an essential element for managers and marketers to successfully compete in the sport and leisure industry. The present study is a first of its kind research study evaluating the service quality of the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong. In this study, extensive customer research was conducted to investigate the members’ usage, expectations, perceptions, and satisfaction levels in the Recreation and Sport Department. Data were collected from 559 members. . The data were analyzed by using descriptive analyses, paired t-tests and factorial analyses. This study provides a channel to listen to the voice of the customers and assist the managers to improve the service quality by pinpointing areas that need managerial action.","PeriodicalId":248731,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Marketing Theory","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2011-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Applied Marketing Theory","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.20429/jamt.2011.020103","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Service quality is an essential element for managers and marketers to successfully compete in the sport and leisure industry. The present study is a first of its kind research study evaluating the service quality of the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong. In this study, extensive customer research was conducted to investigate the members’ usage, expectations, perceptions, and satisfaction levels in the Recreation and Sport Department. Data were collected from 559 members. . The data were analyzed by using descriptive analyses, paired t-tests and factorial analyses. This study provides a channel to listen to the voice of the customers and assist the managers to improve the service quality by pinpointing areas that need managerial action.