Public Commuters Satisfaction On The Services Of Bus Companies In The Province Of Batangas

The research study was conducted to determine the level of satisfaction of the respondents on the service quality provided by the Bus Companies in the Province of Batangas. The SERVQUAL model with five aspectsdimensions namely tangibility responsiveness assurance empathy and reliability were used to best describe the service quality of the mentioned companies. More so the respondents of the study were the 2394 passengerspublic commuters of bus companies in the mentioned Province. This represents the gathered population of study that was congregated through multistage cluster sampling procedure. The survey was done in the two weeks during the hours with bulky number of passengers from 5am-8am and 3pm -6pm of July 21- August 3 2016 in eight 8 bus terminals in the Province of Batangas. The mentioned parameters were set by the researcher with the approval of his statistician and adviser as the gathering of the population followed probability procedure. The survey in eight 8 bus terminals was done through the hired field interviewers of which they followed the same parameter. Memorandum of agreement stipulating guidelines terms and conditions have been signed by the researcher and field interviewers. The study arrived at 342 sample size that was computed through Slovins formula using 5 margin of error. Furthermore descriptive method was used to gather primary data to passengers regarding service quality provided by the bus companies operating and plying within and outside the Province of Batangas. The main instrument used to gather primary data was the self-surveyed questionnaire that was face and content validated by superb academician and industry experts. Also dry run was conducted to pre-test the questionnaire which resulted to cronbach alpha value of .947. Lastly frequency and percentage mean ANOVA t-test and f-test were used to statistically measure the study based on the statement of the problem. The study revealed that the respondents are satisfied with the service quality of Bus Companies in the Province of Batangas. Also the study revealed significant difference on the level of satisfaction of the respondents on the service quality by responsiveness aspect when they are grouped according to civil status and types of bus service frequently availed of. In addition there is significant difference on the level of satisfaction of the respondents on the service quality by responsiveness aspect when they are grouped according to age civil status and highest educational attainment. More so the study also revealed significant differences on the level of satisfaction of the respondents on the service quality by assurance when they are grouped according to civil status and highest educational attainment. Furthermore there are significant differences on the level of satisfaction of the respondents on the service quality by empathy aspect when they are grouped according to civil status and highest educational attainment. Lastly the study revealed significant differences on the level of satisfaction of the respondents on the service quality by reliability aspect when they are grouped according to civil status and highest educational attainment. The results of suggested analyses show that service quality is an ongoing factor of measuring customer satisfaction and differentiation strategy.