Considerable resources are expended annually on building business brands, yet the literature is virtually silent on brand loyalty in a business setting. This study examines the relationship between attitudinal loyalty and behavioral loyalty in a business services context, and attempts to identify two key antecedents of loyalty in this context. In particular, little is known about small business...

This research aims to investigate the process and factors for developing customer loyalty through eservice quality experience. Based on previous studies on e-loyalty and loyalty, we developed an integrated model of e-loyalty antecedent factors by testing the eTailQ scale including website quality, security/privacy, value perception, reliability and customer support which are mediated through tr...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Customer–brand identification Company identity Brand identity Social identity Brand loyalty This paper proposes a social identity perspective of customer–brand relationship and integrates brand identity and identification with value, trust and satisfaction in predicting brand loyalty. Two studies' empirical results support this path to brand loyalty framework. Th...

The research investigates the factors leading to user loyalty of Web 2.0 sites. Survey of users in a popular Web 2.0 site in Taiwan was conducted. Results show that sense of belonging and service quality have direct effect while trust affects loyalty indirectly via sense of belonging. In addition, service quality also affects loyalty through trust and sense of belonging. One surprising finding ...

Customers’ Loyalty is important to internet banking. Customers’ Loyalty is not only involved in the survival of internet banking,but also the revenue of intenet banking.This paper studies the factors influencing personal internet banking customers’ loyalty. The model of loyalty of internet banking is constructed on the basis of theoretical research and china’s reality. And the model is tested b...

Loyalty is considered as a key concept in the establishment and maintenance of long term relationships. In this work in progress communication, a theoretical framework is proposed on the basis of the relationship marketing paradigm and commitment trust theory. Loyalty is conceived according to Oliver (1997) as a causal chain composed by cognitive loyalty, affective loyalty, conative loyalty and...

Consumer loyalty may be defined as a singular concept, usually as an attitude toward the loyalty object or as repeatpatronage behaviour; alternatively, the definition may combine attitude and behaviour in either an additive or an interactive expression. We argue that definitions of loyalty are useful if they predict phenomena such as recommendation, search and retention (loyalty outcomes). In t...

The study tries to evaluate as well find out the causes of investor intentions when investing their funds in mutual funds. we use a sample from Bank Mandiri on grounds that anomaly value assets and large branches was not able make an entity has highest fund investment portfolio Indonesia. We used total 200 respondents East Java, data processed with structural equation model path analysis approa...

Purpose This paper aims at exploring the relations amongst concepts of customer relationship management (CRM), convenience, trust, perceived service quality, satisfaction, value, loyalty, image and purchase intention in hotel sector. Design/methodology/approach The research was conducted using interviews with hospitality managers guests who had a direct connection industry. According to qualita...

Considering the heterogeneity of customer purchase behavior in loyalty programs partnerships, in the asymmetric situation of enterprise A who joins the loyalty programs partnerships while enterprise B who implements customer loyalty programs alone, discussing the win-win mechanism of loyalty programs partnerships through the two stage game model, and providing equilibrium price and asymmetric e...