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dc.contributor.advisorKiernan, Peter
dc.contributor.authorHammady, Sherief H.
dc.coverage.spatialx, 326 p.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-25T08:10:34Z
dc.date.available2018-06-25T08:10:34Z
dc.date.issued1999-12
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/14501
dc.description.abstractResearch on the relationship between organisational culture and service quality is still in its early stages. Mostly, the evidence in such research tends to be either prescriptive or anecdotal. Based on the literature survey conducted it is the purpose of this study to offer a framework by which both concepts could be integrated. Utilising an exploratory case study design, qualitative and quantitative data from two Scottish Universities' student residential service has been collected. Quantitative data was collected through student service quality questionnaires. Performance based measurement was deemed the most appropriate. Qualitative data was gathered through in-depth interviews with members of the service as well as the examination of organisational publications. Association between questionnaire variables as well as the coding of the qualitative data, formed the backbone of two case studies examining the interaction between organisational culture and service quality. It has been demonstrated from the data the utility of the framework, in terms of data fit as well as explanatory power. It has been found in the results that the existing organisational cultures put more of an emphasis on tangible aspects of the service package. However, this research aims to demonstrate that an equal emphasis on the intangible service aspects is needed. That is potentially, the intangibles may offer more in terms of the enhancement of the service experience. Consequently, organisational culture analysis is put forward as the means for enhancing the intangibles of the service.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of St Andrews
dc.subject.lccHD9980.H2en
dc.subject.lcshService industries--Managementen
dc.titleOrganisational culture and service quality : an exploratory case study based investigation of Scottish universities' residential functionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen_US
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD Doctor of Philosophyen_US
dc.publisher.institutionThe University of St Andrewsen_US


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