This is a descriptive research study, which was
conducted to evaluate the perceptions and expectations of the members of sports
centers concerning the service quality in the private or public sports centers.
The universe of the study is comprised of individuals, who were members of
private or public sports centers within the borders of Konya province. The
sample group is comprised of 365 individuals from private and 371 individuals
from public sports centers. Service Quality Assessment Scale was used as the
data collection tool, which was developed by Lam (2000) and adapted into
Turkish by Gürbüz et al. (2005). The data obtained from the scales were coded
into computer environment, and statistical analyses were conducted via SPSS
22.00 program. As the conclusion, it was observed that the service
quality perceptions of the research group concerning both private and public
sports centers were negative. It was also determined that the service quality
scores were negative in all of the subdimensions. In the comparison of the both
types of the centers, it was determined that the service quality scores
perceived in the private sports centers were higher.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 30, 2018 |
Acceptance Date | December 7, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 20 Issue: 3 |
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