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Title: The Influence of Perceived Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty: A Case Study of Four Banks in Famagusta, North Cyprus
Authors: Tümer, Mustafa
Mbi, Tarkang Mary Magdaline Enow
Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Business and Economics, Dept. of Business Administration
Keywords: Business Administration
Marketing Management
Banks and Banking - Cyprus, North
Brand Loyalty - Banking Sector - Cyprus, North
Brand choice - Consumers' preferences
Service quality
customer satisfaction
brand loyalty
banking sector
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Issue Date: Sep-2014
Publisher: Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ)
Citation: Mbi, Tarkang Mary Magdaline Enow. (2014). The Influence of Perceived Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty: A Case Study of Four Banks in Famagusta, North Cyprus. Thesis (M.A.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Dept. of Business Administration, Famagusta: North Cyprus.
Abstract: Consumers all around the globe have become more and more quality conscious. This has led to a demand for higher quality service by customers. Customer satisfaction will remain the success back bone of every successful organization. The main objective of my study is to determine the impact of perceived service quality whether positive or negative on customer satisfaction and loyalty that is to access the level of quality service delivery in four banks in the Famagusta region of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Koop, Ish, Iktisat and HSBC. A total of 258 were analyzed. Each questionnaire was divided in to four parts, service quality, customer satisfaction, customer loyalty and demography. The outcome of study will enrich the Bank‟s competitive position in the banking industry and guarantee its survival. Convenient sampling technique was engaged in the study with Statistical Package for Social Scientist (SPSS) used to run data for in the analysis. The expectations and perceptions of the customers of these four banks were assessed under the five dimensions of SERVQUAL (Parasuraman, et al 1988). Cronbach’ alpha was used to test the internal consistency of the items in the construct. Factor analysis was used to reduce and summaries inter-correlated variables of service quality to a manageable level data and the Gap model was used to test the level of satisfaction of respondents by looking at the difference between perception and expectation. iv This study found that there is a positive influence of service quality on customer satisfaction and positive impact of customer satisfaction on loyalty customer satisfaction on loyalty. Keywords: Service quality, customer satisfaction, brand loyalty, banking sector, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
ÖZ : Tüketiciler gün geçtikçe daha fazla kaliteye önem vermektedirler. Bunun sonucu olarak da tüketiciler özellikle hizmet sektöründe daha yüksek kalite talep etmektedirler. Müşteri memnuniyeti her başarılı işletmenin bel kemiği olmaya devam edecektir. Bu çalışmanın temel amacı banka sektöründe hizmet sunulurken algılanan hizmet kalitesinin müşteri memnuniyeti ve sadakat üzerine etkisini saptamaktır. Çalışma Gazimağusa’daki dört banka müşterileri üzerinde yapılmıştır. Bu bankaların ikisi yerli diğer ikisi ise uluslararası bankalardır. Bu bankalar Kooperatif Merkez Bankası, İktisat Bankası, İş Bankası ve HSBC bankalarıdır. 300 kişiye anket dağıtılmış fakat analize 258 anket değer bulunmuştur. Anket hizmet kalitesi, müşteri tatmini, müşteri sadakatı ve demografik olarak dört bölümden oluşmaktadır. Örneklem yöntemi olarak “uygun örneklem” kullanılmış, veriler ise SPSS paket programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Anket iki sütün olarak tasarlanmış ve müşterilerin algıları ile beklentileri sorgulanmıştır. Hizmet kalitesindeki boyutları ortaya çıkarmak amacı ile faktör analizi yapılmıştır. Ayrıca müşterilerin hizmet kalitesi algı ve beklenti farkları “gap analiz” yöntemi kullanılarak tesbit edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Çalışmamızda pozitif hizmet kalitesinin müşteri tatmini üzerine pozitif etkisi olduğu istatistiksel olarak kullanılan örneklem üzerinde ispatlanmıştır. Anahtar kelimeler: Hizmet kalitesi, müşteri tatmini, müşteri sadakatı, banka sektörü, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti.
Description: Master of Arts in Marketing Management. Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Business and Economics, Dept. of Business Administration, 2014. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Tümer.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11129/3755
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