DETERMINATION OF SERVİCE QUALITY IN RECREATIONAL SPORT ORGANIZATIONS
Abstract
The purpose of this study examination of service quality is recreational organizations (public and private) and comparison of satisfaction level of individuals according to the different variables. 157 individuals from private sector and 101 individuals from public sectors totally 258 recreational exercisers voluntarily participation. Service Quality Assessment Scale (SQAS) was used to measure customer perception and satisfaction of health-fitness clubs' members. The reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the SQAS was done by Gürbüz, Koçak ve Lam (2004). The SQAS is a 34 item self report measure and consists of four sub-scales. Participants were asked to rate each item on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (least important) to 7 (most important). Paired samples t-test was used to assess the mean differences between expectation and perception scores and independent samples t-test and also one-way ANOVA was used to examine whether the means of dependent variables varied due to demographic differences. The findings of this study indicated that the current quality of service provided by the health-fitness clubs was not good enough to meet their members' expectations. Moreover, the greatest gap was found in locker room sub-scale.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
July 1, 2017
Submission Date
April 8, 2017
Acceptance Date
June 30, 2009
Published in Issue
Year 2009 Volume: 14 Number: 3