The Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Foodservice Industry upon Customers' Perceived Service Quality Using DINESERV

외식기업의 사회적 책임 활동이 고객의 인지된 서비스 품질(DINESERV)에 미치는 영향

  • Jung, Hyo-Sun (Department Culinary Science and Arts, KyungHee University) ;
  • Yoon, Hye-Hyun (Department Culinary Science and Arts, KyungHee University)
  • 정효선 (경희대학교 조리과학과) ;
  • 윤혜현 (경희대학교 조리과학과)
  • Published : 2009.02.28

Abstract

This study suggested a theoretical research system on the effects of corporate social responsibility in the foodservice industry upon perceived service quality. Self-administered questionnaires were completed by 509 customers and the data were analysed by frequency, factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. The primary results are as follows - Three corporate social responsibility (CSR) factors were obtained - economic responsibility, legal.ethical responsibility and philanthropic responsibility. In addition, five factors were obtained from the factor analysis of perceived service quality - tangibility, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy. Correlation analysis showed a significant correlation between the CSR factors and the customers' perceived service quality factors. Multiple regression analysis, to verify the hypothesis, showed that CSR in the foodservice industry had a significant influence upon customers' perceived service quality; therefore, the research hypothesis was adopted. CSR, which had an effect on tangibility out of the minutely-perceived service quality factors, was indicated in the order of economic responsibility, legal ethical responsibility and philanthropic responsibility. Responsiveness, reliability, and assurance were influenced by legal ethical responsibility, economic responsibility and philanthropic responsibility, respectively, in order. Also, empathy was surveyed to be influenced by legal ethical responsibility, philanthropic responsibility and economic responsibility in order. Consequently, customers' evaluations of perceived service quality may be inferred to have positive effects when the customer recognizes whether the foodservice company performs social responsibility.

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