a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Knowledge discovery Data mining CRM Behavioral data Loyalty card Customer loyalty programs are largely present in the private sector and have been elaborately studied. Applications from the private sector have found resonance in a public setting, however, simply extrapolating research results is not acceptable, as their rationale inherently differs. This study fo...

The massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) phenomenon has generated significant interest on the part of consumers and software publishers. Despite considerable efforts to improve the technological quality (e.g., graphics, networking) of the games, lit tle effort has been directed toward understanding the motivation that leads to successful and continued use of MMORPGs. The prim...

Considerable resources are expended annually on building business brands, yet the literature is virtually silent on brand loyalty in a business setting. This study examines the relationship between attitudinal loyalty and behavioral loyalty in a business services context, and attempts to identify two key antecedents of loyalty in this context. In particular, little is known about small business...

price fairness and price satisfaction is one the most important fields in pricing and also in customer satisfaction. in this research, first the dimensions of price fairness, price satisfaction, customer satisfaction, and customer loyalty are extracted from marketing literature, then five hypotheses are developed. in proposed model, price fairness has direct impact on price satisfaction, custom...

Private karaoke rooms (known as “KTV” or karaoke television) are a special type of leisure space in Taiwan. The focus of this study is to show the relationship between service quality, brand image, customer satisfaction, and customer loyalty in the KTV industry. This study examines two chain KTV operations in Taiwan, with two locations for each chain; the study comprises a total of 255 valid qu...

The research investigates the factors leading to user loyalty of Web 2.0 sites. Survey of users in a popular Web 2.0 site in Taiwan was conducted. Results show that sense of belonging and service quality have direct effect while trust affects loyalty indirectly via sense of belonging. In addition, service quality also affects loyalty through trust and sense of belonging. One surprising finding ...

Customers’ Loyalty is important to internet banking. Customers’ Loyalty is not only involved in the survival of internet banking,but also the revenue of intenet banking.This paper studies the factors influencing personal internet banking customers’ loyalty. The model of loyalty of internet banking is constructed on the basis of theoretical research and china’s reality. And the model is tested b...

Consumer loyalty may be defined as a singular concept, usually as an attitude toward the loyalty object or as repeatpatronage behaviour; alternatively, the definition may combine attitude and behaviour in either an additive or an interactive expression. We argue that definitions of loyalty are useful if they predict phenomena such as recommendation, search and retention (loyalty outcomes). In t...

Loyalty is considered as a key concept in the establishment and maintenance of long term relationships. In this work in progress communication, a theoretical framework is proposed on the basis of the relationship marketing paradigm and commitment trust theory. Loyalty is conceived according to Oliver (1997) as a causal chain composed by cognitive loyalty, affective loyalty, conative loyalty and...