In today′s competitive environment, the question is no longer whether to have quality assurance programmes, but rather how to make these programmes work. With this in mind, presents a conceptual framework outlining the components of a quality assurance system in the lodging industry setting....

Links the application of benchmarking to the hotel′s ability to achieve continuous quality improvements. Defines both the operating and service subsystems of the hotel and clearly indicates specific methods for quality improvement in each. Places emphasis on the role of upper management in the...

Reports on the results and managerial implications of a Turkish study which investigated relationships between service quality, and customer satisfaction, complaint behaviour and commitment. Concludes that the ultimate success of any service quality programme implemented by a bank can only be...

Ninety‐four per cent of the bankers who responded to a recent survey think that establishing a sales culture is very important to their institution’s success, yet less than half had actually instituted even the most rudimentary reforms. This article outlines the reasons which make the...