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Title: Customer satisfaction and loyalty intention of customers of financial institutions in North Cyprus
Authors: Thiam, Assietou
Keywords: Business Administration
Marketing Management
Financial Institutions - Customer loyalty - Customer relations - Cyprus, North
Customer Satisfaction Financial Institutes Loyalty Intention North Cyprus
Issue Date: Jan-2013
Publisher: Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ)
Citation: Thiam, Assietou. (2013). Customer satisfaction and loyalty intention of customers of financial institutions in North Cyprus. Thesis (M.A.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Dept. of Business Administration, Famagusta: North Cyprus.
Abstract: ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is examine what influence customer satisfaction in the service industry and how much important is to make interpersonal bonds between customers and front line employees. We will also examine the dimensions of interpersonal bonds and their direct influence on customer satisfaction and indirect influence on loyalty intention to service. 215 questionnaires have been distributed to financial service institutes‟ customers in North Cyprus. The questionnaires contained 43 questions about the customers‟ perception of care, familiarity, friendship, rapport, trust regarding employee, the level of their satisfaction and then their loyalty intention. This study concentrates on the influence of the 5 dimensions of interpersonal bond between customers and service providers on customer satisfaction and the influence of satisfaction on loyalty intention. The findings of this study show that these dimensions have direct and indirect influences on each other and they positively influence the perception of customer satisfaction and in turn, service loyalty. Keywords: Customer Satisfaction, Financial Institutes, Loyalty Intention, North Cyprus. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ÖZ: Çalışmanın temel amacı hizmet sektöründe müşteri tatmini etkileyebilecek etkenleri saptamak ve hizmet veren ile hizmeti alan arasındaki bireysel bağların ne kadar önemli olduğunu saptamaktır. Çalışma ayrıca bireyler arası bağları etkileyebilecek boyutların dolaylı veya dolaysız müşteri tatmini ve sadakat üzerine etkisini de incelemektedir. Anketimiz, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyetin‟de bulunan tüm finansal kurumların müşterilerine yüz yüze anket şeklinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Ankette müşterilerin “aşinalık”, “umursamazlık”, “arkadaşlık”, “yakınlık”, “güven” ve “sadakat” algılarını ölçmeyi hedefleyen 43 soru bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışma hizmeti sunan ile hizmeti alan arasında olan ve müşteri tatmini etkileyebilecek 5 boyutu incelemektedir. Çalışma sonucunda. Anahtar Kelimeler: Müşteri tatmini, Finansl Kuruluş, Sadakat niyeti, Kuzey Kıbrıs.
Description: Master of Arts in Marketing Management. Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Business and Economics, Dept. of Business Administration, 2013. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Tumer.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11129/1804
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