Business and Applied Management Journal
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): July-December

Evaluating Public Service Quality: Why Employee Performance Outshines Service Standards and Work Culture in Shaping User Satisfaction

Fadly Achmad (Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia)
Dwi Putranto Riau (Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia)
Tora Akadira (Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2025

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the relationships among service standards, work culture, and employee performance in customer satisfaction in public services. A quantitative associative approach was employed, using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with SmartPLS 3.0 for data analysis. The study involved 70 institutions representing the entire population of service users. The results indicate that service standards and work culture have positive but not statistically significant effects on customer satisfaction, whereas employee performance has a positive, statistically significant effect. Simultaneously, service standards, work culture, and employee performance have a moderate positive influence on customer satisfaction. These findings imply that improving employee performance should be prioritized to enhance customer satisfaction. At the same time, service standards and work culture need to be strengthened through more effective implementation and organizational development strategies. Strengthening these aspects can support better service quality and increase overall user satisfaction in public services.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

bamj

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Subject

Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Environmental Science Social Sciences

Description

Business and Applied Management Journal is Peer-reviewed refereed journal aiming at engaging academicians as well as practitioners. Focus on the areas of economics, finance, banking, capital markets, takaful and law. The aim of the Journal is to foster academic research by publishing original ...