An empirical model of customer loyalty in the Jordanian Mobile Telecommunications Market

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamoun N. Akroush ◽  
Samer M. Al Mohammad ◽  
Majdy I. Zuriekat ◽  
Bayan N. Abu Lail
Author(s):  
Abdul Qayyum ◽  
Do Ba Khang

The paper evaluates various roles (direct antecedent, mediator or moderator) of perceived switching costs in determining customer loyalty in the mobile telecommunications market. Data were collected through a field survey of mobile phone users in Pakistan. Structural equation modelling was used to evaluate hypothesized relationships. Perceived switching costs were found to play all three roles. Findings suggest that perceived switching costs directly influence customer loyalty, mediate the impacts of perceived service quality, value, and trust on customer loyalty and negatively moderate the relationships of satisfaction and perceived service quality with customer loyalty. Implications of these findings are discussed.


Author(s):  
Lennora Putit ◽  
Mohamad Fariz Abdullah

Most of today’s business firms are facing numerous challenges in sustaining customer loyalty due to a ferocious competitive environment. This study explores issues on relationship marketing and customer loyalty within the mobile telecommunications sector. In-depth interviews with targeted respondents were conducted to understand their initial perceptions on relationship marketing tactics issues and its influence on customer loyalty. Specifically, the study aims to acquire deeper insights into the motivational drives behind customer loyalty amongst different classes of mobile phone users. Qualitative data were collected using a digital voice tape-recorder, while the transcribing and coding processes were carried out using qualitative software called ATLAS.TI version 7.0. Based on thematic analyses, the findings have identified several themes such as trust, branding, alternative attractiveness, emotions, service quality, price perception, switching barriers, and commitment. Further results revealed suggestions on how to strengthen customer loyalty behaviour in the mobile telecommunications market


Author(s):  
Abdul Qayyum ◽  
Do Ba Khang

The paper evaluates various roles (direct antecedent, mediator or moderator) of perceived switching costs in determining customer loyalty in the mobile telecommunications market. Data were collected through a field survey of mobile phone users in Pakistan. Structural equation modeling was used to evaluate hypothesized relationships. Perceived switching costs were found to play all three roles. Findings suggest that perceived switching costs directly influence customer loyalty, mediate the impacts of perceived service quality, value, and trust on customer loyalty and negatively moderate the relationships of satisfaction and perceived service quality with customer loyalty. Implications of these findings are discussed.


Author(s):  
Mingzhi Li ◽  
Kai Reimers

This chapter analyses and evaluates the Chinese government’s 3G policy of supporting the creation and implementation of the country’s indigenous TD-SCDMA standard. On the supply side, the addition of a new standard has enriched choices available on the 3G mobile telecommunications market; however, on the demand side, the government had to force operators to adopt this standard due to their lack of interest in the new standard. Building on insights gained from North’s theory on the transaction costs of politics, the authors explain this standardization process as a result of interaction between the political market and the economic market which has ultimately been driven by ideology shifts that took place on multiple levels of China’s society in recent years. They contribute to the standardization literature by demonstrating how North’s theory can be used for integrating political and economic aspects in the analysis of standardization processes.


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2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Curwen ◽  
Jason Whalley

Purpose – This paper aims to demonstrate how consolidation within Europe’s mobile telecommunication markets requires willing buyers and sellers. Design/methodology/approach – After highlighting the resurgence in merger and acquisition (M & A) activity in mobile telecommunications, the paper draws on a variety of secondary sources to analyse the strategies of three companies. Findings – The paper highlights the interwoven nature of the strategies of three companies: BT, Hutchison Whampoa and Telefónica. BT has returned to the mobile telecommunications market in the UK, with the company it did not acquire being purchased by Hutchison. As Hutchison implements a “double or quits” strategy in Europe, it has acquired operations from Telefónica, which, in turn, has exited most of its non-Spanish European operations to focus on Latin America. Research limitations/implications – The paper relies on secondary data and thus highlights the challenges of doing so and the need for more information regarding M & As to be in the public domain. Practical implications – There is a need to adopt a sector-wide or regional approach for analysing the strategies of telecommunication companies. Originality/value – The paper uniquely provides an overview of three corporate strategies to show how they interact with one another.


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