• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.45-57
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• 2015

The purpose of this research is to explore the relationships among service quality's five factors(i.e., tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, empathy, and assurance) and customer satisfaction. The study used convenience sampling and selected certain consumers who visited coffee shop in BeiJing, China. Total 300 questionnaires was distributed and 18 unsuitable data were excluded for data analysis. These data were tested using SPSS 21.0. The results of this study are summarized as follows. First, the result of the relationship between coffee shops'service quality and customer satisfaction reveals that two of 5 service quality factors (i.e., assurance and empathy) had a positive effect on customer satisfaction only, and other service quality factors (i.e., tangibles, reliability, and responsiveness) had no positive influence on customer satisfaction. Limitations and future research directions of the study were also discussed.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2016

Purpose - This paper aims to measure the overall satisfaction of online grocery shopping and identify the quality components of online grocery delivery service. Furthermore, we examine the relationship between service quality, customer loyalty, customer satisfaction and intention of repurchase. Research design, data, and methodology - To test hypotheses, data was collected using questionnaires from online grocery shopping customers living in Korean local regions (Daejeon, Cheonan, Sejong). Quantitative research is applied using confirmative factor analysis and multiple linear regressions. Results - On the whole, customers are satisfied with the online grocery shopping. We found that convenience and reliability of grocery delivery service have a positive effect on the customer loyalty and customer satisfaction. Furthermore, we found that customer satisfaction has a mediating effect between convenience, reliability and customer loyalty. However, responsiveness of grocery delivery service does not have a positive effect on the customer loyalty and customer satisfaction. Conclusions - Since the quality of groceries are very sensitive to time and difficult to standardize, we need to analyze the quality components of delivery service unlike other commodities and find relationships with customer satisfaction, customer loyalty and repurchase intention. The results of research will contribute to providing satisfactory service and capturing loyal customers in retail industry.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제23권
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• pp.99-134
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• 2007

In recent years there has been much emphasis on the need for service firms to develop an organizational culture which facilitates the successful implementation of marketing activities. This study examines the relationship among marketing culture, service quality, customer satisfaction, and customer loyalty in fast food service firms. The results of empirical analysis can be summarized by the following: First, marketing culture(employee service quality, interpersonal relationships, selling task, organization, internal communications, innovativeness) had a significant direct effect on service quality. Second, marketing culture(employee service quality, selling task, internal communications) had a significant direct effect on customer satisfaction. It had also a positive, significant indirect effect on customer satisfaction through service quality. Third, service quality had a significant indirect effect on customer loyalty through customer satisfaction. Therefore, the results of the study provide the practical implication for establishment of service firms' marketing strategies, related to marketing culture.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.133-144
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• 2000

Many organizations have developed their own information systems not only for internal efficiency but also for effectiveness of external customer services. One of the most effective service tools for their customers is the use of information technology. The web technology is rapidly becoming one of the most effective tools for online customer services. In order to gain competitive edge, organizations must have effective web site planning methods for their customer service. A study on traditional information systems planning methodologies has been conducted and they are compared with web site planning techniques. Cases of web sites in order to Improve customer relationship are analyzed. finally, a new conceptual framework for web site planning strategy for e-CRM is proposed in this paper. In order to support effective web site planning, online customer contact points and online service activities are defined and classified as several stages. And, web site strategies corresponding to each customer service activities are developed and proposed, With this framework, organizations can build competitive web strategies for improving their online customer relationships, thereby increasing customer satisfaction.

• 한국경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국경영과학회 2006년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.191-195
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• 2006

Recent studies show that effective service recovery has a positive influence on customer satisfaction and loyalty. We also see the positive relationships among logistics service quality, customer satisfaction and repurchase intentions. Most logistics service suppliers have strategy regarding service recovery and logistics service quality. Therefore, we try to find simultaneous influence of service recovery and logistics service quality on customer satisfaction in the online shopping mall case. We, furthermore, examine the relationship among satisfaction and relationship quality.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2004

Customer value is the source for competitive advantage of online businesses such as Internet shopping malls and portal service. It is important to analyze the relationship between customer value and repurchase in order to provide a guideline of successful online business. The purpose of this paper is to get answers for the following questions. First, what are key components of customer value in online business? Second, What difference exists in the importance or expectance of customer value and its current service level of online business? Finally, what influence relationships exist in customer value and repurchase intentions? Data were collected from 615 respondents who experienced purchase on the Internet shopping malls. This paper developed and empirically tested a model representing the relationships between customer value factors and repurchase intentions as well as difference between the importance of customer value and its service level. The findings here suggested that the service level of customer value was significantly lower than its importance, and customer value factors positively affected the repurchase intentions. Specifically, economy and trust/responsiveness value factors directly affected the repurchase intentions while other factors such as convenience, speed, personalization, community, and emotion value indirectly affected it through trust/responsiveness.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2014

This study performed to identify the relationships among experiential value, brand image, satisfaction and customer loyalty in context of full-service restaurant, and to find the moderating effect of gender on the formulated model. SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0 were employed to conduct frequency analysis, reliability analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and multigroup analysis to examine moderating effect. Results confirmed the validity and reliability and found significant relationships among the constructs. First, two factors of experiential value (e.g., aesthetic and economic value) have positive influence on brand image, satisfaction, and brand image was significant predictor of customer satisfaction. Second, satisfaction was significant antecedent of attitudinal loyalty and the attitudinal loyalty has influence on behavioral loyalty. In addition, current study identified moderating effect of gender between playfulness and brand image even though there was on significant relationship between both constructs. These results will be meaningful for developing marketing strategies and successful business especially for full-service restaurants.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.69-90
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• 2005

Online community as a business model has gotten much attention in online market. And it has been recognized as an increasingly important tool for better understanding and relationships with customers. Thus, There are needs for conducting researches, such as those being performed in social psychology area. Due to the lack of current researches on online community, variables that have been considered in social science and factors in relationship marketing are adopted in this study. The primary purpose of this research is to develop and test a model that explains the process of how sense of online community through relationship quality influences customer loyalty. The major findings of this study are as follows: First, sense of online community was found to have a positive influence on relationship quality. Second, relationship quality was found to have a strong positive effect on customer loyalty. Finally, relationship quality was found to have a mediation effect between the sense of online community and the customer loyalty. Implications of these findings are discussed for researchers and practitioners.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.138-148
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• 2010

This study was conducted to delineate the dimensions of delivery service quality and to investigate the causal relationships between dimensions of delivery service quality and overall customer satisfaction toward delivery service among chicken outlets. To accomplish this, 235 persons who have experienced the chicken delivery service in Seoul were surveyed. The results revealed that the service quality consisted of six factors, employee service, menu quality, extra service, other menu service, menu development, and payment. In addition, menu quality and menu development factors had a positive(+) effect on customer satisfaction. Moreover, statistical differences between some delivery service quality factors and demographic variables and between usage characteristics and demographic variables were identified. Finally, a discussion of theoretical and managerial implications and future research areas is provided.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.109-132
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• 2006

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships among service quality, corporate image, and customer satisfaction of a financial institution in J city of Gyeongnam. The results show as follows. First, service quality affects positively corporate image. Second, service quality affects positively customer satisfaction. Third, corporate image affects positively customer satisfaction. Specifically, among the dimensions of service quality, the most significant predictor of corporate image is responsiveness, while the most significant predictor of customer satisfaction is tangibles. Further discussion and managerial implications can be drawn from these findings.