Customer satisfaction and loyalty intention of customers of financial institutions in North Cyprus

dc.contributor.authorThiam, Assietou
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-02T07:39:40Z
dc.date.available2015-07-02T07:39:40Z
dc.date.issued2013-01
dc.descriptionMaster 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.en_US
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT: 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationThiam, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11129/1804
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ)en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryTez
dc.subjectBusiness Administrationen_US
dc.subjectMarketing Managementen_US
dc.subjectFinancial Institutions - Customer loyalty - Customer relations - Cyprus, Northen_US
dc.subjectCustomer Satisfaction Financial Institutes Loyalty Intention North Cyprusen_US
dc.titleCustomer satisfaction and loyalty intention of customers of financial institutions in North Cyprusen_US
dc.typeThesis

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