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Do Australian And American Consumers Differ In Their Perceived Shopping Experiences?, Marilyn Jones, Sonya Vilches-Montero, Mark Spence, Sevgin Eroglu, Karen Machleit Jul 2014

Do Australian And American Consumers Differ In Their Perceived Shopping Experiences?, Marilyn Jones, Sonya Vilches-Montero, Mark Spence, Sevgin Eroglu, Karen Machleit

Mark Spence

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present findings from an experiment designed to test the impact of crowding perceptions (both human and spatial), emotions (positive and negative) and shopping values (utilitarian and hedonic) on shopper satisfaction. Culture is explored as a moderating variable with the expectation that it systematically affects perceptions and values, which, in turn, influence the shopper's experience with the store.

Design/methodology/approach - Data were collected via a 2 x 2 x 2 full factorial between subjects design with two variables, one manipulated and one measured. The two manipulated variables were spatial density (high versus …


Relationship Between Customer Satisfaction And Service Quality Of Islamic Banks, Muhammad Naeem Akhtar, Ahmed Imran Hunjra, Syed Waqar Akbar, Kashif Ur Rehman, Ghulam Shabbir Khan Niazi Jun 2011

Relationship Between Customer Satisfaction And Service Quality Of Islamic Banks, Muhammad Naeem Akhtar, Ahmed Imran Hunjra, Syed Waqar Akbar, Kashif Ur Rehman, Ghulam Shabbir Khan Niazi

Ahmed Imran Hunjra (PhD)

This study highlights the level of customer awareness about Islamic banks and determines the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction with respect to Islamic banks. The survey based approach is used to collect the necessary data. 167 questionnaires were processed for the study. SPSS was used to analyze the data and the model was tested through AMOS. The study finds that there is a positive and significant relationship between customer satisfaction and constructs of service quality like compliance, assurance, empathy and representativeness. This study further concludes that compliance and representativeness influence more on customer satisfaction in Pakistani Islamic banks.


Corporate Image In The Leisure Services Sector, Joanna Minkiewicz, Jody Evans, Kerrie Bridson, Felix Mavondo Dec 2010

Corporate Image In The Leisure Services Sector, Joanna Minkiewicz, Jody Evans, Kerrie Bridson, Felix Mavondo

Dr. Joanna Minkiewicz

No abstract provided.