Using Servqual Model to Measure Citizen Satisfaction with Local Taxes Services Quality

Public administration services in Romania have serious quality problems, which in order to be properly addressed require a series of investments in quality systems and instruments for improving quality. A good starting point in this respect is the ServQual tool, which measures services quality as a...

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Main Authors: MINA-RAIU Laura, NEGREANU Viorela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editura ASE, Publishing House of The Bucharest University of Economic Studies 2020-12-01
Series:Applied Research in Administrative Sciences
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Online Access:https://aras.ase.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/v1_i2_f1.pdf
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description Public administration services in Romania have serious quality problems, which in order to be properly addressed require a series of investments in quality systems and instruments for improving quality. A good starting point in this respect is the ServQual tool, which measures services quality as a gap between citizens expectations and citizens perceptions, using two alternative questionnaire formats, one for expectations and one for the actual experience with the service. The paper is an exploratory case-study research aimed at measuring citizens’ satisfaction with public administration services using the ServQual instrument, within the Taxes and Fees Department from Roșiorii de Vede municipality, in Romania. Research findings indicate an overall low level of satisfaction among users, in particular related to the empathy and responsiveness dimensions, combined ith citizens reluctance in using online services.
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Using Servqual Model to Measure Citizen Satisfaction with Local Taxes Services Quality
Applied Research in Administrative Sciences
quality
public administration
servqual
citizen perception and expectation
digitalisation
title Using Servqual Model to Measure Citizen Satisfaction with Local Taxes Services Quality
title_full Using Servqual Model to Measure Citizen Satisfaction with Local Taxes Services Quality
title_fullStr Using Servqual Model to Measure Citizen Satisfaction with Local Taxes Services Quality
title_full_unstemmed Using Servqual Model to Measure Citizen Satisfaction with Local Taxes Services Quality
title_short Using Servqual Model to Measure Citizen Satisfaction with Local Taxes Services Quality
title_sort using servqual model to measure citizen satisfaction with local taxes services quality
topic quality
public administration
servqual
citizen perception and expectation
digitalisation
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