SERVICE QUALITY AFFECTING RESIDENTIAL USER SATISFACTION WITH PROVINCIAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY SERVICE IN MUEANG PATHUM THANI DISTRICT, PATHUM THANI PROVINCE

Authors

  • Viwat Youprom Faculty of Business Administration, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi
  • Supa Tongkong Tongkong Faculty of Business Administration, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi

Keywords:

Service quality, Residential user satisfaction, Provincial Electricity Authority

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the levels of service quality, user satisfaction, and the effects of service quality on residential user satisfaction with the service provided by the Provincial Electricity Authority in the Mueang Pathum Thani district of Pathum Thani province. A group of 400 residential consumers of the Authority's service in the Mueang Pathum Thani district of Pathum Thani province formed the sample group for this study. They were selected by using quota sampling and convenience sampling methods. The research instrument used to collect data was a questionnaire. The statistics used to analyze data were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Multiple Linear Regression.

The study results showed that the overall and the individual dimensions of the Authority's service quality were rated at a high level. Service quality in the tangibility dimension was found to have the highest mean, followed by reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy, respectively. The overall and individual aspects of residential user satisfaction were at a high level. Among the aspects of user satisfaction, it was found that courtesy had the highest mean, followed by quality of care, co-ordination, output-off-pocket cost, information, and convenience, respectively. Additionally, the study found that overall perceived service quality had a positive effect on overall residential user satisfaction. Furthermore, the individual dimensions of service quality including tangibility, empathy, responsiveness, and assurance all had positive effects on residential user satisfaction with the Authority's service that were statistically significant with a p-value of .05. Therefore, the Provincial Electricity Authority should support, follow up and supervise the service in order to increase the perceived service quality which would lead to raise the user satisfaction.

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2021-06-29

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Youprom, V., & Tongkong, S. T. (2021). SERVICE QUALITY AFFECTING RESIDENTIAL USER SATISFACTION WITH PROVINCIAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY SERVICE IN MUEANG PATHUM THANI DISTRICT, PATHUM THANI PROVINCE. Strategic Perspectives on Business and Marketing Management, 8(1), 18–30. retrieved from https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/mmr/article/view/254436

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