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Purpose: The aim of this paper is to examine the effect of service quality on the customer satisfaction in restaurants in Pune, India as well as to determine that which dimensions of service quality makes the major contribution to overall customer satisfaction in restaurants.
Method: This is a quantitative research study, where the data was collected by using random sampling method. Self-administered 300 questionnaires were distributed across 30 restaurants consisting of 10 questionnaires per restaurant and out of these 256 questionnaires were valid and suitable for further analysis. Service Quality was measured by using the seven SERVQUAL dimensions of Tangibles, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, Empathy, Food Quality, Menu and Customer Satisfaction which are identified through literature. Based on the dimensions of Service Quality selected, 7 hypotheses were proposed, all of which are supported.
Statistical Analysis: Descriptive Statistics were used for Frequency Distribution, Mean, Standard Deviation; Cronbach Alpha for Reliability Test, Variance Inflation Factor (VIF) for Multicollinearity, Karl Pearson Correlation Coefficient, Two-Tailed –T-Test, F-Test, ANOVA, and Multiple Regression Analysis. And all the data was processed through IBM SPSS 23.
Findings: The findings suggested that more the quality of service, more the customer satisfaction and there is a significant and positive relationship exists between service quality and customer satisfaction in restaurants. The study implies that service quality plays an important role as a driver for attaining higher customer satisfaction level in restaurants. This study also revealed that the independent variables of service quality having the most influence on the dependent variable customer satisfaction in the restaurants is Tangible (22.4 %) followed by Food Quality (19.2%), Menu (18.2%), Reliability (16.9%), Assurance (14.4%), Responsiveness (11.7%) and the least influential is Empathy with (11.1%).
Keywords:
Service Quality, Customer Satisfaction, Restaurants
Cite Article:
"THE EFFECT OF SERVICE QUALITY ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN RESTAURANTS", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no.1389 - 1399, April-2023, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2304228.pdf
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