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C1 Reliability test results (Expectation and perception)

From: A terminal level analysis of service quality at Nigerian seaports

Item (Dimensional attribute)

Average inter item covariance

Alpha value

Tangibility

 Excellent service provider at seaports will have up-to-date equipment

0.06

0.90

 Service provider at this seaport has up-to-date equipment

0.06

0.89

 Physical facilities at excellent seaports will be visually appealing

0.06

0.90

 This seaport’s physical facilities are visually appealing

0.06

0.89

 Staff at excellent seaports will be well-dressed and neat

0.06

0.90

 Staff at this seaport are well-dressed and neat

0.06

0.89

 The appearance of physical facilities at excellent seaports will be in line with the type of services provided

0.06

0.90

 The appearance of physical facilities at this seaport is in line with the type of services provided

0.06

0.90

Reliability

 When officials at excellent seaports promise to do something by the time given, they will do so

0.06

0.90

 When officials at this seaport promise to do something by the time given, they do so

0.06

0.89

 When there is a problem, employees at excellent seaports will be concerned and supportive

0.06

0.90

 When there is a problem, employees at this seaport are concerned and supportive

0.06

0.89

 Excellent service providers will be dependable

0.06

0.90

 Service providers at this seaport are dependable

0.06

0.89

 Excellent seaports officials will provide fast and efficient services as promised

0.06

0.90

 This seaport officials provide fast and efficient services as promised

0.05

0.89

 Excellent seaports will keep records accurately

0.06

0.90

 Records are kept accurately at this seaport

0.06

0.89

Responsiveness

 Excellent seaports officials will tell customers exactly when services will be performed

0.06

0.90

 This seaport officials do tell customers exactly when services will be performed

0.06

0.89

 I will receive prompt services from excellent seaports officials

0.06

0.90

 I do receive prompt services from this seaport officials

0.05

0.89

 Excellent seaports officials will be willing to help customers

0.06

0.90

 This seaport officials are willing to help customers

0.06

0.89

 Excellent seaports officials will be too busy to respond to customers’ request promptly

0.06

0.90

 This seaport officials are too busy to respond to customers’ request promptly

0.06

0.89

Assurance

 Excellent seaports officials will be sympathetic and reassuring when problems arise

0.06

0.90

 This seaport officials are sympathetic and reassuring when problems arise

0.06

0.89

 I will trust officials at excellent seaports

0.06

0.90

 I trust officials at this seaport

0.06

0.89

 I will feel safe in my transactions with officials at excellent seaports

0.06

0.90

 I feel safe in my transactions with officials at this seaport

0.06

0.89

 Excellent seaports officials are polite

0.06

0.90

 This seaport officials are polite

0.06

0.89

 Excellent seaports officials will get adequate support from management to do their jobs well

0.06

0.90

 This seaport officials get adequate support from management to do their jobs well

0.06

0.89

Empathy

 Excellent seaports officials will give individual attention to customers

0.06

0.90

 This seaport officials do give individual attention to customers

0.06

0.89

 Excellent seaports officials will give personal attention

0.06

0.90

 This Seaport officials do give personal attention

0.06

0.89

 Excellent seaports officials will know the needs of customers

0.06

0.90

 This seaport officials do know the needs of customers

0.06

0.90

 Excellent seaports officials will have customers best interests at heart

0.06

0.90

 This seaport officials do have customers best interests at heart

0.06

0.89

 Excellent seaports officials will operate at hours convenient to all customers

0.06

0.90

 This seaport officials do operate at hours convenient to all customers

0.06

0.90

Transparency

 Excellent seaports officials will ensure transparency with regard to custom/trade procedures, documentation, laws and processes

0.06

0.90

 This seaport officials ensure transparency with regard to custom/trade procedures, documentation, laws and processes

0.06

0.90

 Excellent seaports officials will ensure equity in customs law enforcement

0.06

0.90

 This seaport officials ensure equity in customs law enforcement

0.06

0.90

 Excellent seaports officials will deliberately extort money from customers

0.06

0.90

 This seaport officials deliberately extort money from customers

0.06

0.90

 Traders will be willing to give extra money to influence excellent seaports officials

0.06

0.90

 Traders wilfully give extra money to influence this seaport officials

0.06

0.90

 Trade related information will be readily available at excellent seaports

0.06

0.90

 Trade related information are readily available at this seaport

0.06

0.90

Test scale

0.06

0.90

  1. Source: Authors