International Journal of Supply Chain Management
Vol 8, No 1 (2019): International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM)

Evaluating Service Quality at Malaysian Public Universities: Perspective of International Students by World Geographical Regions

Wan Salmuni Wan Mustaffa (Unknown)
Rafiduraida Abdul Rahman (Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Malaysia)
Hariyaty Ab Wahid (Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Malaysia)
Siti Asma' Mohd Rosdi@Rodhi (Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Malaysia)
Mohammad Khairi Othman (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Feb 2019

Abstract

Recently, the issue of international students’ perceptions on service quality offered by Malaysian public universities has been debated among practitioners and academicians. The international students may experience different educational services in the host country compared to their home country due to cultural and values differences. In addition, the existing research has reported that the perceptions of international students towards services at Malaysian public universities are only at moderate level. Thus, the aim of this research is to determine the perceptions of international students towards service quality at Malaysian public universities according to world geographical regions, namely Asia, Middle East, and Africa. This research was conducted at Malaysian public universities. An online questionnaire was utilized as a research instrument. The stratified sampling technique was applied to gather the data among international students. The descriptive and one-way ANOVA techniques were performed to analyze the data. Based on the mean results, the Asian students were more satisfied with service offered by Malaysian public universities. The one-way ANOVA analysis result revealed the perceptions of international students towards service quality experienced at Malaysian public universities is significantly different across Asia, Middle East, and Africa regions. This research has an important implication for practitioners. Knowledge concerning the concept of service quality will assist practitioners to manage the service delivery at Malaysian public universities from the international students’ perspectives.

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Journal Info

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IJSCM

Publisher

Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Engineering Environmental Science Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Transportation

Description

International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM) is a peer-reviewed indexed journal, ISSN: 2050-7399 (Online), 2051-3771 (Print), that publishes original, high quality, supply chain management empirical research that will have a significant impact on SCM theory and practice. Manuscripts ...