Quality of service : the case of Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Kuching, Sarawak

The paper detennines how customers of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TMB) Kuching, Sarawak, critically rate the quality of services rendered to them via the Critical Incident Technique (CIT) and the SERVQUAL method. The study also identified components of the service delivery system that are most importan...

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Main Author: Nancy, Rukem.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2002
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16574/
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description The paper detennines how customers of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TMB) Kuching, Sarawak, critically rate the quality of services rendered to them via the Critical Incident Technique (CIT) and the SERVQUAL method. The study also identified components of the service delivery system that are most important in the customers' judgment) Questionnaires answered by 500 respondents that consistedof an even breakdown of business and residential customers of TMB Kuching revealed that TMB Kuching scored the highest in assurance followed closely by responsiveness and reliability. However, the overall mean scored for the above dimensions were way below the average mark measured on a five-point Likert scale. Mo t, if not all, the dimensions studied scored a below average point. The findings therefore indicated that customers found the quality of service to be poor. Despite the poor score, the findings can be used by managers of TMB Kuching to develop appropriate and professional service strategies customized to the needs of the customers.
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spelling unimas-165742023-06-20T04:26:05Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16574/ Quality of service : the case of Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Kuching, Sarawak Nancy, Rukem. HD Industries. Land use. Labor HE Transportation and Communications The paper detennines how customers of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TMB) Kuching, Sarawak, critically rate the quality of services rendered to them via the Critical Incident Technique (CIT) and the SERVQUAL method. The study also identified components of the service delivery system that are most important in the customers' judgment) Questionnaires answered by 500 respondents that consistedof an even breakdown of business and residential customers of TMB Kuching revealed that TMB Kuching scored the highest in assurance followed closely by responsiveness and reliability. However, the overall mean scored for the above dimensions were way below the average mark measured on a five-point Likert scale. Mo t, if not all, the dimensions studied scored a below average point. The findings therefore indicated that customers found the quality of service to be poor. Despite the poor score, the findings can be used by managers of TMB Kuching to develop appropriate and professional service strategies customized to the needs of the customers. 2002 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16574/1/Nancy%20Rukem%20ft.pdf Nancy, Rukem. (2002) Quality of service : the case of Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Kuching, Sarawak. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS).
spellingShingle HD Industries. Land use. Labor
HE Transportation and Communications
Nancy, Rukem.
Quality of service : the case of Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Kuching, Sarawak
title Quality of service : the case of Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Kuching, Sarawak
title_full Quality of service : the case of Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Kuching, Sarawak
title_fullStr Quality of service : the case of Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Kuching, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed Quality of service : the case of Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Kuching, Sarawak
title_short Quality of service : the case of Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Kuching, Sarawak
title_sort quality of service : the case of telekom malaysia berhad, kuching, sarawak
topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
HE Transportation and Communications
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16574/
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