A new approach to quality management : conceptual matrix of service attributes

• Autorzy: Ingaldi Manuela

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17512/pjms.2020.22.2.13

Warianty tytułu

PL

Nowe podejście do zarządzania jakością : koncepcyjna matryca cech usług

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The assessment of the quality of a given service allows for the identification of its strengths and weaknesses and for its possible improvement. The methods used for this purpose are mainly based on the surveys filled in by customers. In these surveys, the attributes that are to define this quality are listed. The selection of such attributes is one of the most difficult parts of the study. The aim of the article was to collect the most important attributes that can be used to assess the service quality and to classify services according to these attributes. For this purpose, a conceptual matrix of service attributes was created with the division of attributes into four groups: attributes conditioning technical satisfaction, attributes conditioning aesthetic and cultural satisfaction, attributes conditioning satisfaction with the level of safety, and attributes conditioning satisfaction from the social / health point of view. Attributes in the common parts between similar pairs of groups and for all groups together were also distinguished. Services were also classified into individual groups of attributes in accordance with the conceptual matrix of service attributes. Thanks to this it is possible to indicate characteristic features and attributes for individual type of services. It is also possible to indicate representatives of individual groups of attributes. This matrix is a helpful tool facilitating the quality management process, that can be used when conducting research on the quality of services, and its task is to help in the selection of attributes for such research.

PL

Ocena jakości danej usługi pozwala na identyfikację jej mocnych i słabych stron oraz ewentualną poprawę. Stosowane w tym celu metody opierają się głównie na ankietach wypełnianych przez klientów. W tych ankietach wymienione są atrybuty, które mają definiować tę jakość. Dobór takich atrybutów jest jedną z najtrudniejszych części opracowania. Celem artykułu było zebranie najważniejszych atrybutów, które można wykorzystać do oceny jakości usług oraz sklasyfikowanie usług według tych atrybutów. W tym celu stworzono koncepcyjną macierz atrybutów usług z podziałem atrybutów na cztery grupy: atrybuty warunkujące satysfakcję techniczną, atrybuty warunkujące satysfakcję estetyczną i kulturową, atrybuty warunkujące satysfakcję z poziomu bezpieczeństwa oraz atrybuty warunkujące satysfakcję z życia społecznego / zdrowotny punkt widzenia. Wyróżniono również atrybuty w częściach wspólnych między podobnymi parami grup i dla wszystkich grup razem. Usługi zostały również podzielone na poszczególne grupy atrybutów zgodnie z koncepcyjną macierzą atrybutów usług. Dzięki temu możliwe jest wskazanie charakterystycznych cech i atrybutów dla poszczególnych rodzajów usług. Możliwe jest również wskazanie przedstawicieli poszczególnych grup atrybutów. Matryca ta jest pomocnym narzędziem usprawniającym proces zarządzania jakością, które można wykorzystać przy prowadzeniu badań jakości usług, a jej zadaniem jest pomoc w doborze atrybutów do takich badań.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

quality management; service quality; service companies; customer satisfaction; quality shaping

PL

zarządzanie jakością; jakość usług; firmy usługowe; satysfakcja klienta; kształtowanie jakości

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 22, No. 2
• Strony: 187--200
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 58 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Ingaldi Manuela

• Czestochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Management, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).