Analyzing the perception of customers and managers of a service organization

Authors

  • Nara Medianeira Stefano Universidade Federal de Santa Maria(UFSM), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
  • Leoni Pentiado Godoy Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Keywords:

Quality. Services. Clients. Perception.

Abstract

The quality of the service sector contributes to improvement their provided processes, as well as services itself. The importance of quality perceived by the customer at the time of service is fundamental to achievement of standards excellence enchant the client. The service quality is result of comparison between expectation and perception formed that each consumer has the service provided. The organization aims to provide quality services to meet the attitudes and preferences each customer or group customers. To must have as main focus needs and expectations customers, including all customers, internal and external. This is paper aim to evaluate the quality services a company, and identify the variables of dimensions quality that exceeds or not expectations point of view customers and managers. For such purposes the following tools were used: adapting the SERVQUAL scale, and PGCV Index (Potential Gain in Customer Value). The results will help in decision making for the development of improved quality.

Author Biographies

Nara Medianeira Stefano, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria(UFSM), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

Economista e Mestre em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Rua 24 de Fevereiro, 465, Bairro Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, CEP: 97060 580

Santa Maria - RS – Brasil

Leoni Pentiado Godoy, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Doutora em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia de Produção, Centro de Tecnologia, Avenida Roraima – Cidade Universitária, CEP: 97105-900

Santa Maria - RS – Brasil

Published

2010-03-08

How to Cite

Stefano, N. M., & Godoy, L. P. (2010). Analyzing the perception of customers and managers of a service organization. IJIE – Iberoamerican Journal of Industrial Engineering, 1(2), 119–135. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/IJIE/article/view/104678