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- Title
Investigating Customer's Motives, Service Quality, Commitment and Intentions for Future Participation in Private Gym Centers.
- Authors
Mavropoulou, Maria; Kouthouris, Charilaos; Alexandris, Konstantinos
- Abstract
The aim of the present study was to identify relationships between motives, service quality, commitment, and intentions for future participation, to find differences due to demographic characteristics of the sample, and verify the ability of motives, service quality and commitment to predict customer's future behavior. Motivation was evaluated by Pelletier et al (1995) scale, service quality by Alexandris et al. (2004) scale, psychological commitment by Alexandris et al. (2002) scale and behavioral intentions by Kouthouris & Alexandris, (2005) scale. The results did not supported significant differences in all study's variables due to different customer's demographic characteristics. Moreover, multiple regression analysis supported the ability of service quality, motives and commitment to predict behavioral intentions. In conclusion, the results of the study help gym managers to implement more effective methods in order to meet and satisfy current and future customers' needs.
- Subjects
GYMNASIUMS; CONSUMER behavior; QUALITY of service; CUSTOMER satisfaction; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; MULTIPLE regression analysis
- Publication
Hellenic Journal of Sport & Recreation Management, 2013, Vol 10, Issue 1, p44
- ISSN
1791-6933
- Publication type
Article