The Effect of Salesperson Ethical Behavior on Satisfaction, Trust, and Customer Loyalty (Study on Customers of PT Kawan Lama Sejahtera in Bali)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Putu Bagus Wedatama ◽  
I Putu Gde Sukaatmadja
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-130
Author(s):  
Putu Bagus Wedatama

The number of industrial equipment brands on the market has resulted in customers needing the role of sales force to get clear product information and good after-sales service. Sales who can behave ethically will be more trusted and can establish long-term relationships with customers. This study aims to explain the relationship between salesperson ethical behavior towards satisfaction and trust and its effect on customer loyalty levels at PT Kawan Lama Sejahtera at Bali.The population in this study were PT Kawan Lama Sejahtera customers who had made transactions at least 2 times within a period of 1 year. The size of the sampling was determined based on the non probability sampling method, namely purposive sampling with a total sample of 100 respondents. Questionnaire data that are collected from respondents, are analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with AMOS programs.The results of this study indicate that salesperson ethical behavior has a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction and trust which are a dimension of the quality of the relationship. Customer satisfaction and trust also have a positive and significant influence on customer loyalty. The relationship between salesperson ethical behavior and customer trust is mediated by customer satisfaction, where the effect is significant.The managerial implications of the results of this study can be a consideration in the process of strategic policy making at PT Kawan Lama Sejahtera improve company’s performance in the future. Salesperson need to behave ethically in marketing their products in order to increase customer’s satisfaction and trust, and also establish long-term relationships with customers.


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Gede Riana

PURPOSE: This research was done to 1). Explain the influence of ethical behavior on customer trust and loyalty. 2) Explain the influence of ethical behavior on customer commitment and loyalty. 3) Analyze the influence of ethical behavior on customer trust and commitment. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY: This research was done using well-structured and comprehensive procedures to examine the relationship among variables in order to obtain valid answers for the research questions. An explanatory design in the form of survey was employed to describe and investigate the relevant phenomena and factual information. FINDINGS: The conclusions of this research are drawn as follows. 1) Ethical behavior has a significant positive influence on trust. This means that the ethical behavior of employees in providing services to customers increases customer trust. 2) Ethical behavior has a positive and insignificant influence on commitment. This implies that ethical behavior shown by employees is not yet able to improve customer commitment. 3) Ethical behavior has a negative and insignificant influence on loyalty. Therefore, ethical behavior does not have any significant role in increasing customer loyalty. 4) Trust has a significant positive effect on customer commitment. This implies that customer trust plays an important role in increasing the commitment of customers. 5) Trust has a significant positive influence on customer loyalty. Thus, stronger trust supports stronger customer loyalty. 6) Commitment has a significant positive influence on loyalty. This implies that the customer’s commitment upon their perception of services provided by employees is able to increase customer loyalty. ORIGINALITY: The population of this study included all Bank customers in Denpasar City. Samples were selected using a purposive sampling method to select samples based on certain specific objectives. Only customers who had completed their transaction at the Bank could be selected as the samples.


2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Riki hanri Malau

Today the awareness of the ethical behavior getting higher in competitive pressures, the implications of ethical conduct for leasing institutions have become an important determinant of customer loyalty. The aim of this study was to develop a conceptual framework to investigate the relationship between sales of ethical behavior, relationship quality and customer loyalty. The proposed model is tested on data collected from 70 people salesman from various leasing in Pekanbaru. Structural equation modeling techniques are employed using SPSS V.17 to verify the reliability and validity of the scale and to test the effect of. Results showed that positive ethical behavior is influenced by the quality of relationships and costumer loyalty on sales operation. The findings also show that customer confidence in leasing has a positive effect on leasing customer commitment. Results of this study the position of customer trust and customer commitment as the main mechanism through which the beneficial effects of the ethical behavior of sales is realized. However, research shows that the perception of ethical behavior has a huge impact on the development and maintenance of customer relationships with leasing institutions. For the leasing manager, who appreciate the importance of long-term relationships with their customers, should minimize unethical sales behavior to reaches the environment of intense competition.


2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Rohmial Rohmial

The objective of this study are : 1) the application of service delivery system that can be applied by Bank Goveerment in Palembang, 2) the influence of physical support on customers, 3) the influence of contact personnel on loyalty of the customers of Bank Goverment in Palembang, 4) the influence of service delivery system on customer loyalty at Bank Goverment in Palembang. This study is done by survey method so as to describe the response from respondents. The samples are taken by using simple random sampling with 100 respondents. The instruments are observation, quesionares and interview, the data analysis is done by using descriptive and matrix analysis. The results of this research shows that all independent variables (physical support and contact personnel) significantly and positively influence the dependent variables (loyalty of the customers).


Liquidity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Widyastuti

Customer loyalty is ‘suspected’not been able to optimizationrepetition of transactions, customer recommendation and durability with the establishment relationship quality of the trust, customer satisfaction and commitment. Therefore, research conducted on Bank CIMB Niaga aims to determine the extent of the trust, and commitment to customer satisfaction can increase X-tra and TabunganKU savings customer loyalty. This research is verification and the method of research is explanatory survey method, the sample is 160 customer X-tra and tabunganKU savings in the branch office Bank CIMB Niaga Bintaro. The analytical method used is structural equation model. The results showed loyalty can be achieved with relationship quality for customers through the establishment of trust, and commitment to customer satisfaction, which all three have a positive influence. Therefore, the management of Bank CIMB Niaga need to improve their ability in trust, satisfactionand commitmentwith the bank's customers to become increasingly favored customers.


2019 ◽  
pp. 39-54
Author(s):  
Marco Ieva ◽  
Cristina Ziliani

Customer Experience develops through a journey of touchpoints. However, little is known on the role of touchpoints in contributing to customer loyalty, which is the final aim of Customer Experience Management. This study provides an examination of the relative and moderating role of frequency and positivity of exposure to more than twenty touchpoints and their interplay in contributing to customer loyalty. An online survey on more than three thousand consumers is run with reference to retail banking. Results show that only a small number of touchpoints is significantly related to customer loyalty. Findings point companies' attention to invest their efforts in managing both the frequency and positivity of specific touchpoints.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-70
Author(s):  
Fachri Eka Saputra ◽  
Fedyah Anggriani

The purpose of this study as to determine how the effect of waterpark image and price fairness on customer satisfaction and its implications for customer loyalty at Waterpark Wahana Surya Bengkulu. The measurement of this study uses 14 indicator items which are distributed using an online questionnaire. The number of samples in this study were 136 respondents and the data were analyzed using SEM PLS (Partial Least Square). Date were collected using a questionnaire using a Likert scale. This research used descriptive method with a quantitative approach. The type of data used in this study is primary data. The results of this study prove that 1. waterpark image has a positive effect on price fairness, 2. Waterpark image has a positive effect on customer satisfaction, 3. Fairness of price has a positive effect on customer satisfaction, 4. Waterpark image has a positive effect on customer loyalty, 5. Fairness of price has a positive effect on customer loyalty, 6. Customer satisfaction has no effect on customer loyalty.


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