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dc.contributorMulti-disciplinary Studiesen_US
dc.contributorDepartment of Managementen_US
dc.creatorSun, Wai Jose-
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/1523-
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Polytechnic University-
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_US
dc.titleAre satisfied customers the key to maintaining sales? : an investigation of the effectiveness of customer satisfaction and organizational socialization in customer retentionen_US
dcterms.abstractThe worldwide quality movement that has swept the manufacturing sector over the last decade is beginning to take shape in the service sector, especially in the banking field. The shift to quality focus is essential to the comeptitive survival of service business. In order to maintain sales and profit, managers are focusing on satisfying customer by improving their service quality. Research supported the long-term effect of customer satisfaction on customer retention. Also, customer organizational socialization was proved to be an effective tool to increase customer satisfaction. However, little researches study the direct relationship between customer organizational socialization and customer retention. Therefore, in this study, a model of customer repurchases intention was proposed. The model investigates the effectiveness of customer satisfaction and organizational socialization in customer retention. A quantitative study was developed to test the proposed model. One hundred twenty-five corporate customers of a Bank in Hong Kong participated in the survey. Results revealed customer organizational socialization, much more effective than customer satisfaction, is the main key to retain customer. The result gives some managerial implications for the Bank to strengthen its customer base (customers with loyalty).en_US
dcterms.extentvii, 78 leaves : ill. ; 30 cmen_US
dcterms.isPartOfPolyU Electronic Thesesen_US
dcterms.issued1998en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelAll Masteren_US
dcterms.educationalLevelM.Sc.en_US
dcterms.LCSHConsumer satisfaction -- China -- Hong Kongen_US
dcterms.LCSHCustomer relations -- China -- Hong Kongen_US
dcterms.LCSHOrganizational behavior -- China -- Hong Kongen_US
dcterms.LCSHOrganizational sociologyen_US
dcterms.LCSHBanks and banking -- Customer services -- China -- Hong Kongen_US
dcterms.LCSHHong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertationsen_US
dcterms.accessRightsrestricted accessen_US

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