Modeling customer satisfaction in cellular phone services

Low tariffs, wider coverage and decent quality keep Pakistani cellular phone market growth at an alarming pace. Despite highest growth rate in the region, the lucrative Pakistani market is not free from challenges. The intensified competition is depicting a pattern of customer churn while the compan...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Mohsin, Butt, Ernest Cyril, de Run
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Published: Jurnal Kemanusiaan 2009
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spelling my.unimas.ir.5442016-04-12T06:32:43Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/544/ Modeling customer satisfaction in cellular phone services Muhammad Mohsin, Butt Ernest Cyril, de Run AC Collections. Series. Collected works HM Sociology T Technology (General) Low tariffs, wider coverage and decent quality keep Pakistani cellular phone market growth at an alarming pace. Despite highest growth rate in the region, the lucrative Pakistani market is not free from challenges. The intensified competition is depicting a pattern of customer churn while the companies are still enjoying growth. This creates serious challenges for organizations in managing their existing customer while striving for growth. The common answer to such challenges is retaining customers through satisfaction. This research aims at answering what are the factors contributing towards customer satisfaction in Pakistani mobile cellular services? A typical two-stage survey was conducted. A qualitative research was conducted in first stage to collect factors, which contribute towards the customer satisfaction of a typical Pakistani cellular phone user. It was followed with a questionnaire to gather quantitative data for further analysis using conformity factor analysis. The results confirmed a multidimensional construct of customer satisfaction in Pakistani cellular phone communication sector. The findings suggest that customer satisfaction of cellular phone users in Pakistan constitute of four factors including price, transmission quality, usage ease and service support. This is in line with the previous research exploring the issue in other countries. Jurnal Kemanusiaan 2009-06 E-Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/544/1/30%20Modeling%20customer%20satisfaction%20in%20cellular%20phone%20services%20%28abstract%29.pdf Muhammad Mohsin, Butt and Ernest Cyril, de Run (2009) Modeling customer satisfaction in cellular phone services. Modeling customer satisfaction in cellular phone services, 13.
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HM Sociology
T Technology (General)
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HM Sociology
T Technology (General)
Muhammad Mohsin, Butt
Ernest Cyril, de Run
Modeling customer satisfaction in cellular phone services
description Low tariffs, wider coverage and decent quality keep Pakistani cellular phone market growth at an alarming pace. Despite highest growth rate in the region, the lucrative Pakistani market is not free from challenges. The intensified competition is depicting a pattern of customer churn while the companies are still enjoying growth. This creates serious challenges for organizations in managing their existing customer while striving for growth. The common answer to such challenges is retaining customers through satisfaction. This research aims at answering what are the factors contributing towards customer satisfaction in Pakistani mobile cellular services? A typical two-stage survey was conducted. A qualitative research was conducted in first stage to collect factors, which contribute towards the customer satisfaction of a typical Pakistani cellular phone user. It was followed with a questionnaire to gather quantitative data for further analysis using conformity factor analysis. The results confirmed a multidimensional construct of customer satisfaction in Pakistani cellular phone communication sector. The findings suggest that customer satisfaction of cellular phone users in Pakistan constitute of four factors including price, transmission quality, usage ease and service support. This is in line with the previous research exploring the issue in other countries.
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title Modeling customer satisfaction in cellular phone services
title_short Modeling customer satisfaction in cellular phone services
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publisher Jurnal Kemanusiaan
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