PAKISTAN BUSINESS REVIEW - Institute of Business Management
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Research<br />
Assessing the Service Quality <strong>of</strong> Some Selected Hospitals in Karachi<br />
Chart 1: Original version <strong>of</strong> the SERVQUAL scale<br />
It e m E x p e c t at io n ( E ) P e r fo r m a n c e ( P )<br />
X Y Z ha s m o d e rn<br />
T h e y sho u ld ha v e m o d e r n<br />
e qu ip m e n t.<br />
e qu ip m e n t.<br />
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1 0<br />
1 1<br />
1 2<br />
1 3<br />
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2<br />
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T an gib ilit y<br />
R e li ab i lit y<br />
R e s p o n sib ilit y<br />
T h e p hy sic a l i n st a lla tio n s<br />
sh o u ld b e v isu a lly<br />
a ttr a c tiv e .<br />
T h e e m p lo y e e s sh o uld b e<br />
w e ll- dr e s se d a n d c le a n.<br />
T h e a p p e a r a n c e <strong>of</strong> c o m p a n y<br />
ins ta lla tio n s sh o u ld b e<br />
c on se r v e d a c c o r d in g t o th e<br />
se r v ic e o f fe r e d .<br />
W h e n th e se c o m pa nie s<br />
pr o m i se to d o so m e th in g i n<br />
a c e r ta in tim e , th e y m us t d o<br />
it.<br />
W h e n c lie n ts ha v e a ny<br />
pr o bl e m w ith th e se<br />
c om p a nie s , t he la te r m u s t<br />
be so lid a r y a n d m a k e th e m<br />
fe e l s e c u r e .<br />
T h e s e c o m p a n ie s s ho u ld b e<br />
<strong>of</strong> c on f ide n c e .<br />
T h e y sho u ld pr o vid e th e<br />
se r v ic e i n th e t im e<br />
pr o m i se d .<br />
T h e y sho u ld ke e p the ir<br />
re c o r d s c or r e c tly .<br />
It s ho u l d n o t b e e x pe c te d<br />
tha t th e y i nf o r m c lie n ts<br />
e xa c tl y w h e n th e se r v ic e s<br />
a re to b e e x e c u te d .<br />
It is no t r e a so n a b le to<br />
e xp e c t im m e d ia te<br />
a va ila b ilit y o f c o m pa n y<br />
e m p lo y e e s .<br />
C o m p a n y e m p lo ye e s d o no t<br />
ne e d to b e a lw a y s a v a ila b le<br />
to h e lp c l ie nt s.<br />
It is no r m a l f o r t he m to b e<br />
too b us y to re a d ily r e sp on d<br />
to r e q ue s ts.<br />
X Y Z ’s ph y sic a l<br />
in s ta lla tio n s a r e v is ua ll y<br />
a ttr a c tive .<br />
X Y Z ’s e m p lo y e e s a r e<br />
w e ll dr e s se d a nd c le a n.<br />
T he a p pe a r a n c e <strong>of</strong><br />
X Y Z ’s ph y sic a l<br />
in s ta lla tio n s is c o n se r ve d<br />
a c c o r d in g to the se r v ic e<br />
o f f e re d .<br />
W h e n X Y Z p r o m is e s to<br />
d o so m e t hin g i n a c e r ta in<br />
tim e , it r e a lly d o e s it .<br />
W h e n y o u h a v e a<br />
p r o b l e m w ith X Y Z , it is<br />
so lid a ry a nd m a ke s yo u<br />
fe e l s e c ur e .<br />
X Y Z c a n b e tr ust e d .<br />
X Y Z p r o vid e s th e<br />
se r vic e i n th e t im e<br />
p r o m i se d .<br />
X Y Z ke e p s its re c o r d s<br />
c or r e c tly .<br />
X Y Z d o e s n ot i nf o r m<br />
e xa c tl y w h e n s e r vic e s<br />
w ill b e e x e c u te d.<br />
Y ou d o n o t r e c e iv e<br />
im m e d ia te se r v ic e s f r o m<br />
X Y Z e m p lo y e e s.<br />
X Y Z e m p lo y e e s a r e n o t<br />
a lw a y s a v a il a ble to h e lp<br />
c lie nt s.<br />
X Y Z e m p lo y e e s a r e<br />
a lw a y s too b u s y to<br />
re s po n d to c lie n t<br />
re q u e sts.<br />
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<strong>PAKISTAN</strong> <strong>BUSINESS</strong> <strong>REVIEW</strong> JULY 2011