Internet service providers' service quality and its effect on customer loyalty of different usage patterns
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Article Title | Internet service providers' service quality and its effect on customer loyalty of different usage patterns |
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ERA Journal ID | 19837 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Quach, Thu Nguyen, Thaichon, Paramaporn and Jebarajakirthy, Charles |
Journal Title | Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services |
Journal Citation | 29, pp. 104-113 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | Mar 2016 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0969-6989 |
1873-1384 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2015.11.012 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969698915301454 |
Abstract | This study attempts to investigate the dimensions of an ISP's service quality, and their effects on customer loyalty in high-tech services. Data was obtained from 1231 internet users. The analyses include segmenting ISPs' customers on the basis of their usage pattern and evaluating their perceptions of Internet service quality dimensions. Through the use of structural equation modelling and bias correct bootstrapping techniques, the study confirms that service quality dimensions can influence both attitudinal and behavioural loyalty. These effects, however, are different across different groups of ISP customers. The contribution of the present paper stems from the modelling of mediation effects and the incorporation of Internet usage that can help better explain the impact of service quality dimensions on customers' loyalty in high-tech service settings. |
Keywords | Internet usage pattern; Attitudinal loyalty; Behavioural intentions; Services quality; Internet service provider (ISP); High-tech services |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Swinburne University of Technology |
SP Jain School of Global Management, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/y8406/internet-service-providers-service-quality-and-its-effect-on-customer-loyalty-of-different-usage-patterns
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