Service Quality Management in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure
- 358 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Service Quality Management in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure
About This Book
Does your staff deliver the highest quality service possible?Customers today expect a very high overall level of service in hospitality, tourism, and leisure. Competition in these fields will thus be driven by strategies focusing on quality of service to add value, as opposed to product or price differentiation. Service Quality Management in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure highlights concepts and strategies that will improve the delivery of hospitality services, and provides clear and simple explanations of theoretical concepts as well as their practical applications! Practitioners and educators alike will find this book to be invaluable in their businesses and in preparing students for the business world.This essential book provides you with clear, comprehensive explanations of theoretical concepts and methods that will give you the competitive edge in this fast-changing field. Topics covered include:
- services management
- marketing
- operations management
- human resources management
- service quality management
Service Quality Management in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure brings together an array of pertinent materials that will measure and enhance customer satisfaction and help you provide superior hospitality services, and groups them in easy-to-use clusters for quick reference.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Concepts of Tourism, Hospitality, and Leisure Services
- Chapter 2. Unique Characteristics of Tourism, Hospitality, and Leisure Services
- Chapter 3. Service Quality Concepts and Dimensions Pertinent to Tourism, Hospitality, and Leisure Services
- Chapter 4. The Impact of People, Process, and Physical Evidence on Tourism, Hospitality, and Leisure Service Quality
- Chapter 5. Understanding the Role of the Service Encounter in Tourism, Hospitality, and Leisure Services
- Chapter 6. Service Quality, Customer Satisfaction, and Value: An Examination of Their Relationships
- Chapter 7. Competitive Advantages of Service Quality in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure Services
- Chapter 8. Approaches to Enhance Service Quality Orientation in the United Kingdom: The Role of the Public Sector
- Chapter 9. Service Quality Monitoring and Feedback Systems
- Chapter 10. Measuring Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction
- Chapter 11. Managing Service Failure Through Recovery
- Chapter 12. Empowering Service Personnel to Deliver Quality Service
- Chapter 13. Service Guarantee: An Organizationâs Blueprint for Assisting the Delivery of Superior Service
- Chapter 14. Managing and Marketing Internal and External Relationships
- Chapter 15. Cross-Cultural Issues in Service Quality
- Chapter 16. Technology and Its Impact on Service Quality
- Chapter 17. Delivering on Service: What Are the Questions and Challenges for Tomorrowâs âVirtual Universityâ?
- Index