Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that impact the quality of the education service in a Peruvian private university, based on the perception of students and graduates. Design/methodology/approach The sample consisted of 29 students and 20 graduates from the Administration and Finance Program of a Peruvian private university. The data was collected through focus groups and in-depth interviews based on the students’ and graduates’ perspectives of their experiences. The collected data was subjected to content analysis. Findings The study identified ten factors or the underlying dimensions that drive the quality of the education service provided by a Peruvian private university. The factors are professors, lecturers, curriculum, extracurricular activities, position and recognition of the university, infrastructure, library, admission, adequate communication mechanisms with faculty and authorities and services. The main quality indicators of the education service were the professors and curriculum planning. As the students were using the education service, they were more focused on “how” they received the service, rather than “what” services they received, i.e. they evaluated the quality of the process. In contrast, graduates gave more importance to functional service quality. They evaluated the quality of “what they received,” i.e. the result. Research limitations/implications The study has several limitations. First, the qualitative approach does not allow generalizing data. The sample size was relatively small and only involved one Peruvian private university. The study was based on the respondent’s perceptions, which were considered accurate. Practical implications Based on the study findings, the authors made recommendations to meet the needs of the students and graduates. These findings can help universities to develop strategies that improve educational quality and to allocate resources more effectively. Further research could focus on factors that impact service quality in higher education at different stages of the student lifecycle, namely, applicants (service expectations), students (quality of the process) and graduates (results). The authors suggest validating these results quantitatively. Originality/value The study proposes a framework of the higher education service quality based on the experiences of students and graduates that can be used by higher education institutions to continue improving educational quality. The originality of the study lies in the perspective on service quality according to the experiences of students and graduates. Also, this study provides empirical evidence on service quality research in Latin American higher education institutions.
La presente investigación trata de los indicadores de competitividad de comercio internacional de espárrago para exportación a Estados Unidos de América, en el periodo 2015-2020. México es el tercer productor mundial de espárrago, y Estados Unidos de América es el principal importador, principalmente de México. El objetivo de esta investigación es calcular tres índices: índice de la ventaja comparativa revelada, el índice de Balassa y el índice de exportación de la ventaja relativa. Estos índices miden el dinamismo comercial internacional. Como metodología, fue usado el método cuantitativo y cualitativo. Se dividió en dos fases, una para recopilar la información documental y otra para calcular los índices. Los resultados mostraron que México no tiene ventaja comparativa revelada en espárrago, porque el resultado es negativo, México tiene competitividad con Estados Unidos de América, porque el índice de Balassa resulta positivo. Sin embargo, el índice de la ventaja relativa de exportaciones es bajo. En conclusión, México no es competitivo en el mundo con la exportación de espárrago durante el período de estudio, pero fue competitivo a nivel regional con Estados Unidos de América. Se recomienda promover el consumo de espárrago, de tal forma que al incrementar la demanda incremente la oferta, aumentando la competitividad de México con el mundo.
Gerente General Adjunto y Gerente de Inversiones de Profuturo AFP. Anteriormente fue Superintendente Adjunto de Banca y Micro finanzas en la Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP. Gerente de Riesgos de la SBS y ocupó las Gerencias de Finanzas, Control Interno y de Riesgo de Mercado y Economía en el Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A. Perú. Asimismo, fue Gerente General de Santander Sociedad Agente de Bolsa y Gerente de Desarrollo de la Bolsa de Valores de Lima. Ex Director de la Bolsa de Valores de Lima y de CAVALI. Es profesor del PAD de La Universidad de Piura y de la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) en cursos de Finanzas y Economía. Ha sido profesor de la Escuela Diplomática del Perú y de la Universidad de Lima, Ex Presidente del “Comité de PROINVERSIÓN de Saneamiento y Proyectos del Estado”y Ex Director de La Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo S.A. - COFIDE y de NCF Inversiones. Adicionalmente, ha sido Consultor de la Corporación Financiera Internacional IFC Consultor de USAID, y consultor de La Bolsa de Valores de Lima.
Entrevista al ingeniero Ismael Benavides, presidente del directorio del Grupo Huamaní y miembro del Comité Consultivo de la Carrera de Administración y Finanzas, Facultad de Negocios, UPC.
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