Impact of Service Innovation on Customer Satisfaction: An Evidence from Pakistani Banking Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rimsha Kanwal ◽  
Salman Yousaf

The purpose of this study is to appraise the linkage between service innovation (SI), customer value creation (CVC), and customer satisfaction (CS) with a specific focus on the Pakistani banking sector. In addition, the study evaluates the moderating role of brand equity (BE) fit between SI and CS. A survey is conducted on 250 customers from commercial banks in Pakistan and scales were acquired from past literature. The study showed that CVC mediates the relationship between SI and CS. Therefore, SI must create value for their customers in order to enhance CS. Moreover, BE has a partial positive moderation effect on the relationship bewteen SI and CS. By relating to the findings, managers of firms should focus on SI that adds to or create holistic value for their customers, which ultimately increase the CS level. This study relies on two theories, which include signaling theory and expectation disconfirmation theory to explain how SI in Pakistani banking sector creates customer value which achieves CS. The other uniqueness of the study is that it will be helpful for researchers by giving baseline regarding BE effect as a moderator between SI and CS in Pakistani banking industry.

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashish Gupta ◽  
Shivendra Pandey

Purpose The study aims to examine the moderating role of variety-seeking behaviour between customer engagement and its antecedents (customer satisfaction and customer value). Further, this study also tests the existence of the value-satisfaction-engagement behaviour chain. Design/methodology/approach The perception of 262 respondents was used to examine the hypothesis using the structural equation modelling approach. Findings The moderation effect of variety-seeking behaviour between customer satisfaction and customer engagement was found to be significant. Also, customer satisfaction fully mediated the relationship between perceived value and customer engagement, hence, empirically validating the value-satisfaction-engagement model in the retailing context. Research limitations/implications The findings draw managers' attention towards the segment of consumers who are more likely to be engaged, thus helping managers develop a more efficient and focussed strategy to achieve customer engagement. The result also suggests that variety-seeking buyers may not get engaged even after satisfaction. Originality/value This paper is among the first to empirically test the moderating role of variety-seeking behaviour to achieve customer engagement.


2020 ◽  
pp. 100-121
Author(s):  
Farah Naz Burki ◽  
Naimat U. Khan ◽  
Imran Saeed

The study examines the relationship between job stress and turnover intentions with the moderating role of emotional intelligence. The questionnaire survey is conducted with a sample of 153 employees of the banking sector in Pakistan. Two methods are used in this study to test the moderation effect i.e. Baron and Kenny’s (1986) technique and the Process method of Andrew F. Hayes (2013). The results show that job stress and turnover intentions are positively related to each other whereas emotional intelligence has no moderating role between them. Based on the findings, it is proposed that organizations should focus on making active policies towards stress management so that employees’ turnover intentions can be reduced ensuring an encouraging working environment.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 425-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Koutsothanassi ◽  
Nancy Bouranta ◽  
Evangelos Psomas

Purpose The aim of this paper is to present and empirically validate a conceptual framework that explores the links between the two service features (physical and interactive) and their impact on customer loyalty. It also introduces and investigates the potential intervening role of a single personality dimension (neuroticism) in the relationship between service features and customer loyalty. In addition, examining whether the customer’s switching barriers affect customer loyalty is also an aim of the present study. Design/methodology/approach A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 224 customers in the banking industry in Greece. The respondents were picked using simple random sampling. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to validate the latent factors of the proposed conceptual framework, whereas their relationships were examined through linear regression analyses. Findings The empirical data verify that physical and interactive features of service quality have a significant impact on customer loyalty. The study also concludes that customer neuroticism has an intervening effect on the relationship between service features and customer loyalty. In addition, switching barriers such as confidence benefits, special treatment benefits, switching costs and availability and attentiveness of alternatives affect a bank’s customer loyalty. Practical implications This perspective could improve managerial understanding of the service-quality/customer-loyalty relationship and lead to more focused decisions. During the period of economic Greek crisis, the customers’ learning and understanding, the immediate response to their needs and expectations, the provision of customer services in accordance with their personality type and the establishment a long and effective relationship with them may have an important impact not only on success but also mainly on bank survival. Originality/value Previous studies have shown the positive and significant relationship between customer satisfaction and loyalty in the banking industry, but this study extends the literature of consumer behavior theory by examining the distinct role that the physical and interactive service features play in the formation of customer loyalty. While it is known the role of personality in customer satisfaction has not been analyzed sufficiently the effect of neuroticism in the evolution of the above relationship. The present study tries to fill the bibliographic gap focusing on the Greek banking sector in the period of economic crisis.


2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bedman Narteh ◽  
Mahama Braimah

Purpose Even though scholars have proposed multiple dimensions to measure corporate reputation, the relationship between these dimensions and service provider selection has received a dearth of research. Moreover, the moderating role of brand image on this relationship has hardly been considered. The purpose of this paper is to fill these gaps in the literature. Design/methodology/approach The study employed a quantitative approach, collecting data from 540 retail bank customers using surveys. Results were analyzed using structural equation modelling in AMOS. Findings The study found out that emotional engagement, corporate performance, customer centricism and service quality directly predicted customer selection of retail banks in Ghana. The results further indicated that brand image moderates the relationship between social and ethical engagement, which was not directly significant and bank selection. Practical implications The findings of the study indicate that some of the dimensions of corporate reputation have a direct impact on bank selection by customers, and that brand image could also be used to improve social and ethical dimension of corporate reputation to ensure bank selection by retail customers. The study thus provides practical guidelines for managing corporate reputation to achieve retail bank selection in Ghana. Originality/value The paper provides support to some of the prior studies on corporate reputation in the retail banking sector. Thus, the study provides useful insights into how corporate reputation can be managed to ensure service provider selection by retail bank customers.


Author(s):  
Edy Bambang Wibowo ◽  
Retno Tanding Suryandari

The current global economic challenges force each country to survive for the prosperity of its people. The banking sector, as one of the economic regulators, also helps to grow GDP. In this effort, the bank continues to strive to maintain customer satisfaction and build long-term relationships. Although many studies examine satisfaction, there are no studies that reveal the role of punctuality and convenience of service as solid constructs in explaining the process of bank customer loyalty behavior. The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between timeliness and service convenience to satisfaction-mediated loyalty. This paper is a conceptual study so that there are several prepositions explained. The implications of this article are expected to give alternative insight to marketing literature, especially in the field of banking marketing, as well as a foundation that can later be investigated empirically for future researchers.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-164
Author(s):  
Sefnedi Sefnedi

This studyexamined the intervening effect of customer satisfaction on the relationship between service quality and customer loyalty and the role of customer value as moderating. The research population is all entire communities who received service quality of birth certificate issuance in the period of August-December 2014that accounted for 351customers and the numbers of usable samples were 187 customers.In order to test hypotheses, this study performs simple and hierarchical regression analyses. The results of analysis displayed that service quality positively influences customer satisfaction and customer loyalty, customer satisfaction was found to have positive effect on customer loyalty, customer satisfaction was proven as intervening variable on the relationship between service quality and customer loyalty, and customer value moderated the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction. Keywords:Service Quality, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Value, and Customer Loyalty.


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