scholarly journals Service quality and customer satisfaction: A case of the mobile telecommunication industry in Gweru, Zimbabwe

Author(s):  
T. Chitura ◽  
T. Dube ◽  
F. Chari
Author(s):  
Trinh Kim Hoa ◽  
Luu Thi Bich Ngoc

This study was aimed at investigating three factors (service quality, brand image and price perception) and assessed the degree of the impact of each factor on customer satisfaction, especially the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in Vietnamese mobile telecom sector where there have been the existence of the fierce competition, mature market and internationally integrated economy, ultimately struggling for market share and survival. The results indicated that each factor (service quality, brand image, price perception) has a positive impact on customer satisfaction at the different level as well as a significantly positive relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in mobile telecommunication industry in Vietnam. The results of this study are consistent with the findings and evidence in the extant literature. The study provides the important feedback from customers to mobile telecom suppliers. Research findings are expected to be marketing insights for Vietnamese mobile telecom managers so that they can develop the sound marketing strategies in today’s competitive and costly market.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ahmad Aliyu Palladan ◽  
Muhammad Adamu Ahmad

This study examines the moderating effect of customer satisfaction on the relationships between service quality dimensions and customer loyalty in mobile telecommunication industry in Nigeria. The study employed SmartPLS3 software for the analysis and hypotheses testing. The results of the study reveal that assurance, empathy, reliability and tangibility are positively related to customer’s loyalty. In addition, customer satisfaction had been found to moderate the relationship between customer loyalty and the five SERVQUAL dimensions with the exception of responsiveness and tangibility. Relationship between responsiveness and customer’s loyalty has been found to be negative. Finally, the study proposed some recommendations and implication for the study.   


2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Abou Iltaf Hussain ◽  
Debasish Baruah ◽  
Bapi Dutta ◽  
Uttam Kumar Mandal ◽  
Sankar Prasad Mondal ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 252
Author(s):  
Netai Kumar Saha ◽  
Md. Rashidul Islam ◽  
Asif Ul Hoque

<p>In today’s complex business environment, identification of factors affecting customer satisfaction is one of the paramount concerns for the marketing scholars and marketers. This study seeks to explore customer satisfaction and its influencing factors on the mobile telecommunication industry in Bangladesh. As per BTRC, the numbers of mobile phone subscribers are more than 134 million at the end of December, 2015 in Bangladesh. Due to the stiff competition, companies are trying to capture the maximum market share by introducing different new packages, promotional offers and value added services to satisfy the customer’s needs, wants and demands. The existing literature suggests factors such as, price, network quality, product diversity and facilities for the subscribers influence customers’ satisfaction on mobile telecommunication industry. The results of this study signify that all of the identifying factors are significantly and positively correlated with overall customer satisfaction level of Bangladeshi mobile telecom industry. The findings of this study suggest that mobile operators should develop appropriate strategies by taking into consideration of their strengths in satisfying their subscribers as well as by overcoming of their weaknesses by learning from each other services.</p>


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bambang Hermawan ◽  
Salim Basalamah ◽  
Asdar Djamereng ◽  
Annas Plyriadi

This study aimed to analyze the effect of service quality and price to corporate, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty of mobile telecommunications services in the city of Makassar. Research conducted on customers of mobile telecommunications services by setting a sample of 225 respondents. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Model (SEM) through Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) Ver. 21. The results showed that the quality of the service directly positive and significant effect on corporate image and customer satisfaction. Service quality has a positive and insignificant effect on customer loyalty. Price perception has a positive and significant effect on corporate image, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. Corporate image has a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction. Corporate image has a positive and insignificant effect on customer loyalty.


2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 1425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizwan Ali ◽  
Gao Leifu ◽  
Muhammad YasirRafiq ◽  
Mudassar Hassan

<p><em>This study sets out to investigate the influence of perceived value, customer expectation, corporate image and perceived service quality on the customer satisfaction particularly in Pakistan telecommunication industry. To test the conceptual framework, multiple regression has been used to analyze the data collected from 450 respondents of Pakistan telecommunication companies operating in the Pakistan. This study reveals number of notable findings including the empirical verification that perceived value, customer expectation and corporate image significantly enhancing the customer satisfaction. We also observed that perceived service quality is negatively related to customer satisfaction but insignificant. </em><em>Furthermore results shows that gender provides no basis for differentiation among variables in determining the customer satisfaction.<strong></strong></em></p>


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