The purpose of this study is to find how the physical environment in Food service industry effects on customer satisfaction, word of mouth, and revisit intention and how customer satisfaction influences on word of mouth and revisit intention.
Both ...
The purpose of this study is to find how the physical environment in Food service industry effects on customer satisfaction, word of mouth, and revisit intention and how customer satisfaction influences on word of mouth and revisit intention.
Both former studies and a survey were researched for this study. Former studies in relations to the physical environment in Food service industry, customer satisfaction, word of mouth, and revisit intention were approached in order to develop a model study and hypotheses.
The self entry survey was conducted with the customers who had experience of visiting Korean traditional restaurants around Mount Palgong in Daegu city from 1st March to 15th March 2010. 322 responses were available out of 340 collected from the total 350 questionnaires. Collected data from the survey was analyzed with SPSS 15.0 in terms of frequency, factor, reliability, correlation, and regression.
The major findings of this study are summarized as follows:
Firstly, cleanliness and aesthetic of the physical environment in Food service industry have significant influence on customer satisfaction.
Secondly, cleanliness, aesthetic, and convenience of the physical environment in Food service industry have significant influence on word of mouth.
Thirdly, cleanliness, aesthetic, and convenience of the physical environment in Food service industry have significant influence on revisit intention.
Fourthly, customer satisfaction has a significant influence on word of mouth.
Finally, customer satisfaction has a significant influence on revisit intention.
This result indicates that the physical environment in Food service industry has positive influence on customer satisfaction, word of mouth, and revisit intention.