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Management Science Letters
ISSN 1923-9343 (Online) - ISSN 1923-9335 (Print)
Quarterly Publication
Volume 8 Issue 6 pp. 649-658, 2018

The impact of word of mouth and university reputation on student decision to study at university Pages 649-658 Right click to download the paper Download PDF

Authors: Dedy Ansari Harahap, Ratih Hurriyati, Vanessa Gaffar, Dita Amanah

📋 Author Affiliations:
D.A. Harahap ORCID 1, R. Hurriyati ORCID 2, V. Gaffar ORCID 2, D. Amanah ORCID 3
1 Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
2 Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia
3 Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia, Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia
doi 10.5267/j.msl.2018.4.027
22 Source: Scopus
Crossref 23 Source: CrossRef

🔑 Keywords: Word of Mouth, University Reputation, Student Decision, UISU

Abstract: This study aims to analyze the influence of word of mouth and university reputation on student decision to study at faculty of economics at the Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara (UISU), Indonesia. This research uses quantitative approach with explanatory research type. The sample size includes all 177 new university students of academic year 2015-2016 and processed statistically with multiple linier regression method. Results show that word of mouth does not positively influence on students’ decision to study. Otherwise, university reputation partially had a positive and significant effect on students’ decision to study. In addition, word of mouth and university reputation influence on students’ decision to study. This shows that prospective students do not consider word-of-mouth good and bad information of the UISU, but rather consider the university's reputation in choosing a place to study. UISU should do more professionally in fulfilling facilities and infrastructure and improving the quality of lecturers. Tight competition requires universities to always build a good reputation through new breakthroughs that can be a mainstay and have a high selling value. UISU is required to be more professional by prioritizing user satisfaction.

How to cite this paper
APA: Harahap, D., Hurriyati, R., Gaffar, V & Amanah, D. (2018). The impact of word of mouth and university reputation on student decision to study at university. Management Science Letters, 8(6), 649-658.
Chicago/Turabian: Harahap, D., Hurriyati, R., Gaffar, V & Amanah, D. 2018. "The impact of word of mouth and university reputation on student decision to study at university." Management Science Letters 8, no. 6 (2018): 649-658.
AMA: Harahap, D., Hurriyati, R., Gaffar, V & Amanah, D. The impact of word of mouth and university reputation on student decision to study at university. Management Science Letters. 2018;8(6):649-658.

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