An assessment of service quality on select casual restaurant businesses in Makati City during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic drastically altered customers’ lifestyles and, in turn, their eating habits and restaurant behavior. Lockdowns and restrictions have been intermittently imposed in the Philippines over the last two years, compelling the food and service industry to modify its operations to comp...

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Main Authors: Alcober, Katrice Ysabelle R., Calasanz, Joshua Ernest, Tan, Jeraud Matheson C.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:etdb_dsi-10872022-12-01T02:11:46Z An assessment of service quality on select casual restaurant businesses in Makati City during the COVID-19 pandemic Alcober, Katrice Ysabelle R. Calasanz, Joshua Ernest Tan, Jeraud Matheson C. The COVID-19 pandemic drastically altered customers’ lifestyles and, in turn, their eating habits and restaurant behavior. Lockdowns and restrictions have been intermittently imposed in the Philippines over the last two years, compelling the food and service industry to modify its operations to comply with the government’s guidelines on minimizing exposure to the virus. This study aims to determine which dimension of service quality restaurant businesses should be improved on based on the customer experience during the pandemic. Specifically, it investigates if newly implemented service quality dimensions positively affect customer satisfaction and the manner in which casual restaurant businesses should prioritize the SERVQUAL dimensions in line with customer satisfaction. An online survey was distributed to 411 customers who have dined in casual restaurants in Makati City during the pandemic. Respondents were asked to rate their expectations, perception and overall experience aligned with the SERVQUAL dimensions on a five-point Likert scale. Responses were analyzed using both multiple regression and exploratory factor analysis. The results showed that Behavior Quality obtained the lowest gap score and that among the four dimensions, it is the lone significant predictor to customer satisfaction. These results back the claim of Parasuman in 1994 that a negative atmosphere creates discomfort for customers, affects work performance and environment, and leads to overall consumer dissatisfaction. As such, Behavior Quality proves to be the service quality dimension restaurant business should strive to improve on moving forward. 2022-06-24T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdb_dsi/49 https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etdb_dsi/article/1087/viewcontent/An_Assessment_of_Service_Quality_on_Select_Casual_Restaurant_Busi2_Redacted.pdf Decision Sciences and Innovation Bachelor's Theses English Animo Repository Restaurants—Philippines—Makati City—Quality control Food service management—Philippines—Makati City Consumer satisfaction Food and Beverage Management
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topic Restaurants—Philippines—Makati City—Quality control
Food service management—Philippines—Makati City
Consumer satisfaction
Food and Beverage Management
spellingShingle Restaurants—Philippines—Makati City—Quality control
Food service management—Philippines—Makati City
Consumer satisfaction
Food and Beverage Management
Alcober, Katrice Ysabelle R.
Calasanz, Joshua Ernest
Tan, Jeraud Matheson C.
An assessment of service quality on select casual restaurant businesses in Makati City during the COVID-19 pandemic
description The COVID-19 pandemic drastically altered customers’ lifestyles and, in turn, their eating habits and restaurant behavior. Lockdowns and restrictions have been intermittently imposed in the Philippines over the last two years, compelling the food and service industry to modify its operations to comply with the government’s guidelines on minimizing exposure to the virus. This study aims to determine which dimension of service quality restaurant businesses should be improved on based on the customer experience during the pandemic. Specifically, it investigates if newly implemented service quality dimensions positively affect customer satisfaction and the manner in which casual restaurant businesses should prioritize the SERVQUAL dimensions in line with customer satisfaction. An online survey was distributed to 411 customers who have dined in casual restaurants in Makati City during the pandemic. Respondents were asked to rate their expectations, perception and overall experience aligned with the SERVQUAL dimensions on a five-point Likert scale. Responses were analyzed using both multiple regression and exploratory factor analysis. The results showed that Behavior Quality obtained the lowest gap score and that among the four dimensions, it is the lone significant predictor to customer satisfaction. These results back the claim of Parasuman in 1994 that a negative atmosphere creates discomfort for customers, affects work performance and environment, and leads to overall consumer dissatisfaction. As such, Behavior Quality proves to be the service quality dimension restaurant business should strive to improve on moving forward.
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author Alcober, Katrice Ysabelle R.
Calasanz, Joshua Ernest
Tan, Jeraud Matheson C.
author_facet Alcober, Katrice Ysabelle R.
Calasanz, Joshua Ernest
Tan, Jeraud Matheson C.
author_sort Alcober, Katrice Ysabelle R.
title An assessment of service quality on select casual restaurant businesses in Makati City during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short An assessment of service quality on select casual restaurant businesses in Makati City during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full An assessment of service quality on select casual restaurant businesses in Makati City during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr An assessment of service quality on select casual restaurant businesses in Makati City during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed An assessment of service quality on select casual restaurant businesses in Makati City during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort assessment of service quality on select casual restaurant businesses in makati city during the covid-19 pandemic
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