Confirmatory factor analysis of the SERVQUAL scale: a study with users of vehicles and driving license services of DETRAN/RN

Main Article Content

Thaiseany de Freitas Rêgo
Ana Maria Magalhães Correia
Heitor Takashi Kato
Eliane Cristine Francisco Maffezzolli

Abstract

This study aims to investigate whether the use of the SERVQUAL scale is valid and compatible for public services, considering the expectations and perceptions of their users. The research is configured as quantitative and used confirmatory factor analysis. The instrument was adjusted on the basis of the SERVQUAL scale resulting in 242 valid questionnaires. Although the assessment tool proves efficient and capable of reflecting the dimensions of assurance, empathy, reliability, responsiveness and tangibility, the results indicate that its quality, as perceived by users of vehicles and the driving license services, is low and does not fully meet their expectations.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Article Details

How to Cite
DE FREITAS RÊGO, T.; MAGALHÃES CORREIA, A. M.; TAKASHI KATO, H.; FRANCISCO MAFFEZZOLLI, E. C. Confirmatory factor analysis of the SERVQUAL scale: a study with users of vehicles and driving license services of DETRAN/RN. Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania, São Paulo, v. 20, n. 66, 2015. DOI: 10.12660/cgpc.v20n66.31350. Disponível em: https://periodicos.fgv.br/cgpc/article/view/31350. Acesso em: 1 jul. 2024.
Section
Articles
Author Biographies

Thaiseany de Freitas Rêgo, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Departamento de Agrotecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Campus Mossoró, RN, Brasil

Professor da Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Departamento de Agrotecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Campus Mossoró, RN, Brasil

Ana Maria Magalhães Correia, Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido - UFERSA

Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-árido, Departamento de Agrotecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Campus Mossoró, RN, Brasil

 

Heitor Takashi Kato, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná - PUCPR

Professor titular da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Programa de Pós-graduação em Administração, Escola de Negócios, Curitiba, PR, Brasil

Eliane Cristine Francisco Maffezzolli, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná - PUCPR

Professora Titular da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Programa de Pós-graduação Administração, Escola de Negócios, Curitiba, PR, Brasil