In this study we examine the driving forces of customer loyalty in the broadband market in Hong Kong. We developed and empirically tested a model to examine the antecedents of customer loyalty towards Internet service providers (ISPs) in Hong Kong. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to evaluate the proposed model. A total of 737 valid returns were obtained through a questionnaire surve...

While the importance of customer loyalty has been recognized in the marketing literature for at least three decades, the conceptualization and empirical validation of a customer loyalty model for e-service context has not been addressed. This paper describes a theoretical model for investigating the three main antecedent influences on loyalty (attitudinal commitment and behavioral loyalty) for ...

We formulate a theoretical model in which we postulate that if a customers' behavior is perceived as not optimal, customers will adjust this behavior based on their current satisfaction and payment equity. Furthermore, customers will also include new experiences. In our empirical study we particularly investigate customer referrals and the amount of services purchased. Our results show positive...

In the current consumer-centric economy, consumers increasingly desire the opportunity to design their own products in order to express more effectively their self-image. Mass customization, based on efficient and flexible modulization designs, has provided individualized products to satisfy this desire. This work presents an experiment employed to demonstrate that customer participation leads ...

Using the SERVQUAL model, this study attempts to examine the impact of service quality dimensions on customer satisfaction. A total of 225 current users of a GSM provider participated in this study. Gap Analysis was used to determine the perceived and expected satisfaction level on each of the service quality dimensions and regression analysis was conducted to test the relationship between the ...

This paper aims to investigate customer perceptions of the concept of CRM and its relevance to customer satisfaction and loyalty in the UK retail banking industry. It also seeks to identify the critical factors that can impact on a consumer’s choice of bank. The main research instrument is a questionnaire. 240 questionnaires are randomly distributed. Two statistical modelling techniques namely ...

A number of recent marketing studies examine the stock market's response to the release of American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) scores. The broad purpose of these studies is to investigate the stock market's valuation of customer satisfaction. However, a key focus is on whether customer satisfaction information predicts long-run returns. We provide evidence on the market's pricing of ACS...

A problem of identifying key drivers in customer satisfaction analysis is considered in relation to Kano theory on the relationship between product quality and customer satisfaction using tools from Cooperative Game Theory and Risk Analysis. We use Shapley Value and Attributable Risk techniques to identify priorities of key drivers of customer satisfaction, or key dissatisfiers and key enhancer...

The expeditious development of technology and internet has diverted company direction to retain customer e-satisfaction. Customer satisfaction is becoming an area of great interest for companies and customer satisfaction has a direct impact on the profitability of a company. With regard to customer satisfaction’s importance, we investigate the impact of service quality dimensions on customer sa...

Since customer satisfaction analysis traditional approaches are out-ofdate and do not adequately fit information about customer expectations on services, in this paper we propose a new theoretical approach: the Customer Experience Management. Moreover this paper describes our analysis on the perceived value by customer according to the services that a company supplies. This analysis presents tw...