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Traveler perceived service quality and satisfaction with public transport: the influence of digital competence and environmental attitudes
School of Business, Economics, and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; K2: Sweden’s National Center for Research and Education on Public Transport, Lund, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6667-9149
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Umeå School of Business and Economics (USBE), Business Administration. K2: Sweden’s National Center for Research and Education on Public Transport, Lund, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2593-9439
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies), Lund University, Sweden; K2: Sweden’s National Center for Research and Education on Public Transport, Lund, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4756-7851
Transport and Roads, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Sweden; K2: Sweden’s National Center for Research and Education on Public Transport, Lund, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4420-4203
2025 (English)In: Transport Policy, ISSN 0967-070X, E-ISSN 1879-310X, Vol. 172, article id 103741Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

As public transport is becoming more reliant on digitalizing services, by for example using apps to sell tickets and provide information, it is important for policy to study how this influences customer perceived service quality and satisfaction. In addition, as public transport is viewed as a more environmentally benign form of transportation it also becomes important to monitor how environmental attitudes influence traveler satisfaction. Using the theoretical underpinnings of utilitarian and experience quality we surveyed 4200 public transport travelers in Sweden focusing on digital competence and environmental attitudes. Using structural equation modelling we find that both digital competence and environmental attitudes influence perceived quality and customer satisfaction so that travelers who 1) are able to deal with digital tools like smart-phone applications in public transport, and 2) have strong environmental attitudes, perceive the quality of the public transport service to be better. We suggest that policymakers could increase public transport ridership and quality perceptions by more clearly communicating the environmental benefits of public transport and educate travelers on the digital tools they provide to help provide their services.

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Elsevier, 2025. Vol. 172, article id 103741
Keywords [en]
Public transport, Consumer satisfaction, Experience quality, Utilitarian quality, Digital competence, Environmental attitudes
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Business Administration Transport Systems and Logistics
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consumer behavior
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-242911DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2025.07.022ISI: 001568321500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105012558423OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-242911DiVA, id: diva2:1988090
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