Purpose: This paper offers an exploration of contextual factors that influence carer-to-resident talk in Australian residential aged care. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative exploratory multiple case study methodology and a theoretical framework of service language were applied to...

Hotel management is characterised by a fast pace, diversity of tasks and people, with a specific focus on service quality delivery. (Eddystone & Nebel 1991). Major contributors in the effort to provide quality service to hotel customers are the managers and supervisors of hotels. These middle...

Purpose ? The purpose of this article is to identify the key factors that impede service quality delivery in the context of luxury hotels (four- and five-star properties) in Sydney, Australia. Design/methodology/approach ? The empirical dataset for this qualitative study was collected through 22...

Since the early 1980s there has been a growing interest globally in service quality, driven by the supposition that high service quality will lead to more satisfied customers. Satisfied customers will remain loyal and spread positive word-of-mouth advertising, and therefore improving service...

Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Introduction (Marianna Sigala, Anastasia Yeark, Rajka Presbury, Marcela Fang and Karen Smith) -- Part II: Experiences -- Chapter 2. "Art in Servicescape and Experience Design: Learnings from The d’Arenberg Cube, Australia" (Marianna Sigala) -- Chapter 3. A...