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Restaurant Quality Measurement Based on Marketing Factors – The Managers’ Perspective

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  • Marko Kukanja

    (The University of Primorska, Faculty of Tourism Studies – Turistica, Slovenia)

Abstract

The importance of quality has been recognized in most service industries, as it generates revenues and has a strong impact on customer behaviour. The measurement of restaurant service quality has attracted increasing attention from hospitality researchers since the implementation of the Conceptual Model of Service Quality and the SERVQUAL instrument in the mid-1980s. As a fairly new topic, it requires frequent and critical monitoring that would shed light on current research and make needed adjustments regarding the methodological research process and inquiry focus. Previous studies have highlighted the importance of several quality factors in guests’ assessment of restaurant quality. However, to date no study has examined the marketing perspective (7P) of service quality. Because there is no consensus in the scientific literature regarding which marketing quality factors matter in assessing the quality of the dining experience, this paper describes and tests the development of a marketing-oriented Restaurant Quality Model. Food quality often seems to be accepted as the fundamental component in determining the quality of the dining experience; however, several studies have identified that other quality dimensions are also important in delivering quality. Special attention was therefore devoted to a marketing perspective and the restaurant managers’ perception of what customers expect from a quality service, because managers’ perceptions can represent a major gap in delivering quality service, according to the literature (Parasuraman, Zeithaml, & Berry, 1985). A sample of 207 valid questionnaires obtained from managers of different restaurant facilities in Slovenia is analysed. The results show that according to managers the most important marketing quality dimensions for ensuring restaurant quality are 1) people, 2) promotion, placement and price, and 3) product (food), while other marketing factors are not statistically significant in determining restaurant quality. Research results also reveal that the results of numerous studies are mutually inconsistent and contradictory. This research has raised many questions in need of further investigation. It is suggested that future research focus on the analysis of the gap between consumers’ expectations and management’s perceptions.

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  • Marko Kukanja, 2015. "Restaurant Quality Measurement Based on Marketing Factors – The Managers’ Perspective," Academica Turistica - Tourism and Innovation Journal, University of Primorska Press, vol. 8(2), pages 15-28.
  • Handle: RePEc:prp:jattij:v:8:y:2015:i:2:p:15-28
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    1. Tanja Planinc & Marko Kukanja & Saša Planinc, 2018. "Classification and Efficiency Analysis of Slovenian Restaurant SMEs," Academica Turistica - Tourism and Innovation Journal, University of Primorska Press, vol. 11(1), pages 31-42.
    2. Marko Kukanja, 2017. "Quality Measurement In Restaurant Industry From The Marketing Perspective: A Comparison Of Guests' And Managers' Quality Perceptions," Economic Thought and Practice, Department of Economics and Business, University of Dubrovnik, vol. 26(1), pages 41-61, june.

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