Analyzing e-service quality in service-based website by E-SERVQUAL


Babak Nemati, Hossein Gazor, Seyed Norollah MirAshrafi and Kianoush Nazari Ameleh


Over the past two decades, two-way communication via web-based exchanges has been a popular method for different activities such as electronic transaction, publication, broadcasting, and other service applications. However, it is always necessary to measure the performance quality of web services using different technique such as e-SERVQUAL model. The proposed study of this paper uses this technique for measuring the quality of Iranian university e-services. The proposed study distributes a standard questionnaire among students who use this service through internet. The results indicate that only efficiency and online service quality in the e-service system are desirable. Managerial implications are represented.


DOI: j.msl.2011.12.002

Keywords: Leadership style ,Organizational effectiveness ,Management ,Supportive leadership ,Democratic Management

How to cite this paper:

Nemati, B., Gazor, H., MirAshrafi, S & Ameleh, K. (2012). Analyzing e-service quality in service-based website by E-SERVQUAL.Management Science Letters, 2(2), 727-734.


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