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[A cross-level analysis of the links between service quality and disconfirmation of expectations and customer
Rosa M Sánchez-Hernández1, Vicente Martínez-Tur, M Gloria González-Morales
1Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico.
Abstract:
This article examines links between disconfirmation of expectations and functional and relational service quality perceived by employees and customer satisfaction. A total of 156 employees, who were working in 52 work units, participated in the research study. In addition, 517 customers who were assisted by these work units were surveyed. Using a cross-level approach, we used a random coefficient model to test the aforementioned relationships. A strong relationship between disconfirmation of expectations and customer satisfaction was observed. Also, the results confirmed that functional service quality maintains an additional and significant association with customer satisfaction. In contrast, there were no significant relationships between relational service quality and customer satisfaction. The article concludes with a discussion of these results.
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