Operations in Banking: The service quality and effects on satisfaction and loyalty This paper studies the service quality provided by the banks. The objectives are: i) to identify which aspects of the transactions carried out by the banks are important for the service quality perceived by the customers, taking into account some aspects that are sometimes ignored (online channels); ii) to observ...

Given the rapid growth and large investments in mobile data services (MDS), it has become important to examine how to enhance satisfaction with MDS (M-satisfaction) and how to build loyalty toward MDS (M-loyalty). This paper develops an integrated model to deeply understand the antecedents of M-loyalty through constructs prescribed by two established research streams on information system (IS) ...

Festivals have been proliferating worldwide, and local authorities are either supporting, or organizing small, local festivals to enhance the attractiveness of the destination for non-local visitors. Festivals are also very effective tools for developing destination image, revitalizing economy, culture, traditions, building civic pride, raising funds for special, civic or charitable projects, a...

Purpose – Taking into consideration external (technology acceptance factors, website service quality) as well as internal (specific holdup cost) factors, this paper aims to explore how internet customer satisfaction and loyalty can be associated with each other and how they are affected by these dynamics. Design/methodology/approach – This study adopts structural equation modelling (SEM) as the...

The purpose of this study is to understand and analyze the impacts of visitor background variable, travel fair attraction, experience, and satisfaction on visitor loyalty at the Taipei International Travel Fair. Subjects were visitors who attended the 2010 Taipei International Travel Fair. Convenience sampling was conducted at the fair exit. A total of 150 surveys were performed each day. Out o...

The purpose of this study was to test how potential customers’ perceptions of a hotel’s corporate social responsibility activities, service quality, and transparency affect relationship quality constructs such as trust, satisfaction, and customer loyalty. Our research design consisted of utilizing a convenience survey of 487American potential hotel customers. We then followed a two-step approac...

background: in today's competitive world, organizations' survival and success depends on satisfying customer needs and ex­pec­tations. this is particularly important in health care sector where quality of service and customer relations are the key suc­cess factors. the purpose of this research was to determine whether there was a relationship between patient satisfaction and loyalty to the serv...

The growth of Internet shopping motivates a better understanding of how e-loyalty is built online between businesses and consumers. In this study website design and culture are advanced as important to website trust, website satisfaction, and e-loyalty in online business relationships. Based on data collected in Canada, the U.S., Germany and Japan, the research considers (1) examining within cu...

This study aimed at examining the factors that influence and impact employees’ performance levels within Jordanian Banks. This study is based on quantitative research to test the research hypotheses and reveal the important factors that impact loyalty programs. A convenient sample of 377 employees was selected to represent the population which includes all employees working in the banking secto...

Taking Lushan Hot Springs Recreational Area as an example, this research explores the relationship between hot springs hotels’ service quality, customer satisfaction, customer loyalty and lifestyle. Research outcomes indicate that hot springs hotel operators need to enhance customer satisfaction in order to improve customer loyalty directly or enhance service quality in order to improve custome...