Effect of International Students’ Perceived Service Quality on the Student’s Motivation, Satisfaction, Loyalty, and Institutional Image in Higher Education in China
Author:
Lekini Dieudonne Justin, Sun Jin & Visas Hubert
Abstract
This paper main aim is to measure international students’ service quality perceptions of higher education institutions in China. We further investigated the effect of student’s perceive service quality on the higher institutions in China.The questionnaires were uploaded on Kwik survey (a free online survey and questionnaire tool) and international students from 28 different universities in ten different provinces of china responded. This paper confirms the theoretical and empirical usability of HiEduQual structural model. Analyses results prove relationships between variables. The paper also statistically shows significant and strong affirmative association amid SPSQ and student motivation (SM), student loyalty (SL), student satisfaction (SSt), and image (IM). The research findings present incremental implications for Chinese universities marketing-management. Findings recommend that manager, service providers and other Chinese higher education shareholders would endeavor to safeguard the service quality high level and standards high level preferred by the international student. This should subsequently helps the universities building their strong and positive image. Our paper extended and verified HiEduQual generalizability. Annamdevula and Bellamkonda, (2016) instrument presents service qualities delivered to students’ who are major consumers in higher education. More researches may examine service quality perceptions from other influents stakeholders like teachers. We further advise to study new promising variables, which could impact service quality perceptions, satisfaction, motivation, loyalty and institutional image. Most of the prior studies investigated service quality, satisfaction and loyalty correlations. Along with the above, this paper extends researches by including institutional image and test it relationship with Student perceived service quality.
Key words: International Student, Service Quality, Satisfaction, Loyalty, Motivation, Institutional Image.
| Title: |
Effect of International Students’ Perceived Service Quality on the Student‘s Motivation, Satisfaction, Loyalty, and Institutional Image in Higher Education in China |
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| Author: |
Lekini Dieudonne Justin, Sun Jin & Visas Hubert |
| Journal Name: | International Journal of Science and Business |
| Website: | ijsab.com |
| ISSN: | ISSN 2520-4750 (Online), ISSN 2521-3040 (Print) |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2587994 |
| Media: | Online |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Acceptance Date: | 02/03/2019 |
| Date of Publication: | 06/03/2019 |
| PDF URL: | https://ijsab.com/wp-content/uploads/331.pdf |
| Free download: | Available |
| Page: | 110-125 |
| First Page: | 110 |
| Last Page: | 125 |
| Current Status: | Published |
Cite This Article:
Justin, L. D., Jin, S. & Hubert, V. (2019). Effect of International Students’ Perceived Service Quality on the Student’s Motivation, Satisfaction, Loyalty, and Institutional Image in Higher Education in China. International Journal of Science and Business, 3(2), 110-125. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2587994
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About Author
Lekini Dieudonne Justin, (Corresponding Author), Ph.D student, University of International Business Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China.
Sun Jin, Business School, University of International Business Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China.
Visas Hubert, University of International Business Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2587994