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Purpose – In the very beginning when loyalty programmes were being developed, hoteliers were mostly involved as partners of airline companies. However, once they realized the obvious numerous advantages that airlines were gaining, hoteliers began to design their own loyalty programmes. The...
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As Internet use continues to increase, companies have to emphasize the understanding of the implications of its use on long term purchase behavior, in terms of satisfaction and loyalty. Ultimately, companies should be interested in consumer perceptions and the factors that play a role in...
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guarantees proposed by services management theory can be effectively utilised to reduce the perceived risk of dissatisfaction for … the customer in service organisations. Additionally, it is suggested that service guarantees force management to undertake … available to service organisations by utilising the service guarantee as a strategic tool. Some of the important management …
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This study investigates the possible spillover effects of customer satisfaction from product manufacturer to service provider, and vice versa. The survey results provide empirical evidence for the presence of spillover effects of quality and customer satisfactions in the mobile phone industry....
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Given the importance of customers in the banking industry, this paper examines the effects of service quality dimensions on customer satisfaction and loyalty. Therefore, in line with how service quality dimensions in a bank forms customer satisfaction and loyalty, it has been tried to identify...
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This study investigates the impact of service quality and communication quality on relationship quality, as well as its influence on customer loyalty. Also, this study seeks to identify those intrinsic factors that best explains the structure of relationship quality construct. The conceptual...
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Globalization has an oblique impact on people’s way of life and norms. Some companies in the telecommunications industry have indeed found it difficult to adjust to the new customer behavior patterns, especially in the matters of customer preference and requirement. Such that a noticeable gap...
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The rapid growth of the hotel industry in the first decade of the 21st century forced hotel operators to critically acknowledge the importance of service improvement in order to gain competitive advantage. Therefore, identifying the factors that influence the quality of services of hotels is...
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This study focuses on a national sample of customers who used commercial bank products/services in Ghana. The results demonstrate that social and cultural influences are important determinants of marketing practices of banking institutions in Ghana. Although, societal leaders are critical of the...
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by bank management to attract new customers and to satisfy the existing ones. Cornerstone of this paper is also the …
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