Research Article

Benchmarking Service Quality Performance of Airlines in Turkey

Volume: 8 Number: 1 March 1, 2013
  • Yiğit Kazançoğlu
  • İpek Kazançoğlu
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Benchmarking Service Quality Performance of Airlines in Turkey

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine service quality factors of Turkish domestic airlines as well as ranking and benchmarking firms according to these factors using a fuzzy multicriteria decision making (MCDM) model. Exploratory factor analysis and fuzzy integral were used for extracting some independent common-factors and integrating the performance ratings of independent attributes in each common-factor, respectively. This paper is innovative in the sense that it helps airlines to identify key service quality factors, rank or benchmark firms in the industry through a fuzzy MCDM point of view, and provide an individual road map for improvement to each firm in a developing country, Turkey. This study is original in the sense that it helps firms compare their service quality criteria with competitors, identify performance insufficiencies by criteria, and choose the target competitors for improving the insufficiencies by identified and prioritized criteria through benchmarking.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Yiğit Kazançoğlu This is me

İpek Kazançoğlu This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2013

Submission Date

November 2, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2013 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Kazançoğlu, Y., & Kazançoğlu, İ. (2013). Benchmarking Service Quality Performance of Airlines in Turkey. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, 8(1), 59-92. https://izlik.org/JA64AJ82TJ
AMA
1.Kazançoğlu Y, Kazançoğlu İ. Benchmarking Service Quality Performance of Airlines in Turkey. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 2013;8(1):59-92. https://izlik.org/JA64AJ82TJ
Chicago
Kazançoğlu, Yiğit, and İpek Kazançoğlu. 2013. “Benchmarking Service Quality Performance of Airlines in Turkey”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 8 (1): 59-92. https://izlik.org/JA64AJ82TJ.
EndNote
Kazançoğlu Y, Kazançoğlu İ (March 1, 2013) Benchmarking Service Quality Performance of Airlines in Turkey. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 8 1 59–92.
IEEE
[1]Y. Kazançoğlu and İ. Kazançoğlu, “Benchmarking Service Quality Performance of Airlines in Turkey”, Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 59–92, Mar. 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA64AJ82TJ
ISNAD
Kazançoğlu, Yiğit - Kazançoğlu, İpek. “Benchmarking Service Quality Performance of Airlines in Turkey”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 8/1 (March 1, 2013): 59-92. https://izlik.org/JA64AJ82TJ.
JAMA
1.Kazançoğlu Y, Kazançoğlu İ. Benchmarking Service Quality Performance of Airlines in Turkey. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 2013;8:59–92.
MLA
Kazançoğlu, Yiğit, and İpek Kazançoğlu. “Benchmarking Service Quality Performance of Airlines in Turkey”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, Mar. 2013, pp. 59-92, https://izlik.org/JA64AJ82TJ.
Vancouver
1.Yiğit Kazançoğlu, İpek Kazançoğlu. Benchmarking Service Quality Performance of Airlines in Turkey. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi [Internet]. 2013 Mar. 1;8(1):59-92. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA64AJ82TJ