Although empirical research indicates that satisfaction is intimately linked to loyalty, anecdotal evidence reveals that many customers who state that they are very satisfied with a service provider nevertheless subsequently defect. In this paper, the authors focus on identifying which customers are vulnerable to defection despite stating high levels of satisfaction. Drawing on the emerging per...

The telecom field has changed accordingly with the emergence of new technologies. This is case market in Saudi Arabia, which expanded 2003 by attracting investors. As a result, became viable [1] . prevalence mobile voice service among population Arabia for that, this...

Abstract In the literature, several definitions of quality can be found in context organizations. However, all them are related to customer satisfaction with products or services offered by companies. Thus, organizations increasingly committed meet customers’ requests, aiming promote high levels satisfaction. This study aims evaluate water laboratory customers and establish a predictive model f...

This study investigates the association between customer satisfaction and willingness-to-pay or price tolerance, The goal is not only to determine whether the association between customer satisfaction and price tolerance is positive or negative but also to gauge the degree of association. The Swedish Customer Satisfaction Barometer provides the data. The empirical analysis indicates a negative ...

Customer satisfaction is the key factor for successful and depends highly on the behaviors of frontline service providers. Customers should be managed as assets, and that customers vary in their needs, preferences, and buying behavior. This study applied the Taiwan Customer Satisfaction Index model to a tourism factory to analyze customer satisfaction and loyalty. We surveyed 242 customers serv...

Contestation is a central element of democracy. Party competition disciplines political leaders and fosters more responsive government. Higher levels of two-way party competition are hypothesized to lead to more citizen satisfaction, controlling for ideological position and party loyalty. Data from 69 West German regional election studies over 25 years confirm this hypothesis. OLS regression an...

This paper explores the relationship between competition policy, experience of the application of competition policy, the intensity of local competition and the standard of living. Perception data from the World Economic Forum is used to measure the intensity of local competition. Richer and larger countries in general introduce competition policy earlier than smaller and poorer countries, and ...