Business & Management Studies

The Differential Impact of e-Service Quality’s Dimensions on Trust and Loyalty of Retail Bank Customers in an Emerging Market

The Differential Impact of e-Service Quality’s Dimensions on Trust and Loyalty of Retail Bank Customers in an Emerging Market

Findings suggest that fulfillment and security/privacy influence trust while website design efficiency, security/privacy, and system availability influence loyalty.

Authors

Shubhomoy Banerjee, Associate Professor,Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.

Ateeque Shaikh, Marketing, Indian Institute of Management Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Baljeet Singh, Marketing, Indian Institute of Management Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the differential impact of the dimensions of e-service quality (website design efficiency, fulfillment, security/privacy, and system availability) on trust and loyalty of retail bank customers in India, an emerging market.

The study uses a survey questionniare to collect data from 351 retail banking customers in India to test the hypothesized relationships. Structural equation modeling technique using IBM AMOS software is used.

Findings suggest that fulfillment and security/privacy influence trust while website design efficiency, security/privacy, and system availability influence loyalty. Further, trust positively influences loyalty in the context of retail banking in India.

Published in: Services Marketing Quarterly

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