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The Impact of Perceived Service Quality and Corporate Reputation on Patient Satisfaction: A Comparative Research on Ankara Hospitals
Abstract
Health businesses differ significantly from other sectors in terms of the field in which they operate and the characteristics of the services they provide. The provision of health services is an important indicator of the importance given to the individual in a country. The health sector is important in terms of service offered that reflects the quality and corporate reputation in Turkey, too. In the study, conducted in Ankara, Turkey's capital, the effects of service quality perceptions' on corporate reputation and satisfaction were researched, as well as the effect of corporate reputation perceptions' on satisfaction. At this point, it is purposed to determine whether the effect of these variables in state hospitals and private hospitals differs or not. At the research process, descriptive analysis, independent sample T-test, factor analysis, correlation, and regression analyses were applied to the data collected from 733 participants by questionnaire method. In the study, it has been concluded that all dimensions related to service quality perception have an effect on corporate reputation and satisfaction, and on the other hand, corporate reputation has an effect on satisfaction. Also, it was concluded that the effect of all variables on each other was reflected differently in state and private hospitals.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
İşletme
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Berrin Arzu Eren
0000-0003-0839-5302
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Ocak 2020
Gönderilme Tarihi
16 Aralık 2019
Kabul Tarihi
20 Ocak 2020
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 1970 Cilt: 2 Sayı: 2