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    The Journal of Sri Krishna Research & Educational Consortium

    I N T E R N A T I O N A L J O U R N A L O F

    M A R K E T I N G A N D

    M A N A G E M E N T R E S E A R C H

    International ly Indexed & Listed Referred e-Journal

    AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON

    CUSTOMERS PREFERENCE TOWARDS SERVICE QUALITY

    (WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SELECTED BANKS IN

    ODISHA)

    DR. B.CHANDRA MOHAN PATNAIK*; DR. IPSEETA SATPATHY**;

    PRAKASH KUMAR PRADHAN***

    *School of Management KIIT University Bhubaneswar Odisha

    E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

    **School of Management KIIT University Bhubaneswar Odisha

    E-mail: [email protected]

    ***School of Management KIIT University Bhubaneswar Odisha

    E-mail: [email protected]

    In the past, banking was concerned only with borrowings and lending activities.

    But at present banking is catering entire requirement of individual customer and

    is emerging as potential sector for the consistent growth of business. Customer

    retention is of the top priority of the banks. All banks are surging ahead to

    project themselves as the most preferred bank by customers as they are becoming

    more sophisticated in their needs and are increasingly demanding higherstandard service. To them service means customer satisfaction, customer delight,

    excellent service delivery and customer relationship etc. In recent years, a

    number of private players and foreign banks have entered the Indian market and

    made it more competitive. The survival and growth of a bank not only depends on

    its ability to provide qualitative service to its customers but in building a long-

    term mutually beneficial and trust worthy relationship with its customers. In the

    present study, the researchers decide to undertake a research study with regard

    to customers preference towards banking attributes.

    KEYWORDS: customer preference, service quality, total score, ideal score &

    least score.

    INTRODUCTION

    In this electronic era, the service sector has

    been showing promising signs across the

    globe. Competition and technological

    advancement are the twin factors that have

    brought about unimaginable changes in

    customer services. India is also sailing in

    accordance with current global trends. In

    our country, the service sectors

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    contribution to the national economy is to

    be perceived at the macro angle. Banks in

    India are characterized by huge network of

    branches supported by strong banking

    system and their products and channel of

    distribution capabilities can be matched

    with those of the leading internationalbanks. Banks desiring to become global

    must have carved a niche for themselves in

    India and other well established markets,

    says a report of consultancy major Ernest

    and Young, as they would be major source

    of revenue generators of the financial

    system. External service quality, which

    refers to the quality of service delivered to

    the customers, has gained importance in

    the light of increasing customers

    estimations, and changing customer

    preferences. External service qualityoffered to customers in generally referred

    to as service quality. Providing high

    quality service enhances customer

    retention rates, helps to attract new

    customers through positive word of mouth

    advertising, increase productivity, leads to

    higher market share, financial performance

    and profitability. With the emergence of

    new generation banks, introduction of

    technology, competition and deregulation

    etc., new dimensions to customer service

    have been added. In the present scenario,

    customers delight, has been a buzzword in

    banking. The external and internal service

    quality in banks is a compulsory

    requirement for the survival of banks in

    the industry.

    OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

    To study the customer satisfactionin banks under study

    To identify the factors with regardto service quality

    To analyze whether there is anydifference in attitude with regard to

    service quality for different banks

    To make comparative analysis ofcustomers satisfaction in various

    banks.

    To suggest appropriate steps forimprovement.

    LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

    The study is restricted to theselected branches of Odisha only.

    The study is restricted to customersof AXIS Bank, UCO Bank and

    Punjab National Bank only.

    The sample is limited; it may notrepresent scenario of all the

    customers preference.

    The period of study conducted forthe period of 4 months i.e. May

    2010 to August 2010.

    REVIEW OF LITERATURE

    In view of the fact that customer

    satisfaction is indispensable in the banking

    organization, many government and non-

    government agencies as well as individual

    academicians and practitioners undertook

    various studies. Oliver (1980) expressed

    their view about customer satisfaction that

    customer satisfaction is a feeling or

    attitude of a customer towards a product or

    service after it has been used and is

    generally described as the full meeting of

    ones expectation. Codatte (1987) argued

    that customer develops norms for product

    experience and these, rather than

    expectation from a brands performance,

    determine the confirmation/

    disconfirmation process. Westbrook(1991) has argued that in addition to the

    cognitive components as both coexist and

    make independent contribution to the

    satisfaction judgments. Levesque (1996)

    conducted a study to confirm and

    reinforced idea that unsatisfactory

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    customer service leads to drop in customer

    satisfaction and willingness to recommend

    the service to a friend. This would in turn

    lead to an increase in the rate of switching

    by customers. East (1997) suggested that

    customer satisfaction is a major outcome

    of marketing activities whereby it servesas a link between the various stages of

    customer buying behavior. If the

    customers are satisfied with a particular

    service offering after its use, then they are

    likely to engage in repeat purchase and try

    time extensions. Researchers like Jamal

    (2002) and Campbell (2006) have

    evaluated services of banks in term of

    customer satisfaction parameters and ,

    therefore, have made good contribution in

    the field of research in the area. However,

    human customer is a complex organism,always changing with changing times, the

    preference and priorities also do not

    remain static which change his/her

    perception about the satisfaction or

    dissatisfaction regarding the services he/

    she gets from banks. Taking this into

    consideration, the above studies lose their

    relevance and there is need to conduct a

    fresh study on the subject. It is against this

    backdrop that the present study is

    undertaken with a view to fill up this gap.

    RESEARCH UNIVERSE AND

    METHODOLOGY

    With reference to the selection of the

    research universe the state of Odisha has

    been selected with specifications to the

    compulsions of the geographical territory,

    linguistic boundary, and administrative

    settlement commonness. Odisha is an

    Eastern Indian state, the state boundaries

    are on the Bay of Bengal Sea. South-

    Andhra Pradesh, West Chhattisgarh and

    Jharkhand, North- West Bengal having atotal area of 1,55,707 Square Kilometers

    with total population of 36,706,920 ( as

    per Indian census survey-2001) ,

    population density 236 per Square

    Kilometers, Sex Ratio 972 literacy rate of

    63.61%. The state is comprising of 30

    districts (Administrative Divisions) and 58

    Sub-Divisions.

    SAMPLING PLAN

    In support to the objective of the researchthere is a primary research through

    questionnaire administration method in the

    field through stratified random sampling

    method covering the state through

    regional, geographical, economic, cultural,

    lingual and settlement wise and to analyze

    the data. Total 350 questionnaire served,

    284 customers responded which is

    81.14%. This includes 103 respondents are

    of AXIS bank customers, 94 are PNB bank

    customers and rest are of UCO bank of

    various branches in Odisha. In order tomeasure the levels of satisfaction with

    regard to various attributes, a five point

    scale, viz. extremely satisfied, satisfied,

    neither satisfied nor dissatisfied,

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    TABLE-2: CREDIBILITY AND CUSTOMIZATION ATTRIBUTES:

    Banks Equation Ideal Score Equation Least score

    AXIS BANK 10x 3 x103 3090 10 x -1 x103 -1030

    PNB 10 x3 x94 2820 10 x -1 x 94 -940

    UCO BANK 10 x3 x87 2610 10 x -1 x 87 -870

    TABLE-3: SERVICE CONSISTENCY, ACCESS AND

    SERVICE COMPONENTS ATTRIBUTES

    Banks Equation Ideal Score Equation Least score

    AXIS BANK 8 x3 x103 2472 8 x -1 x103 -824

    PNB 8 x 3 x94 2256 8 x -1 x 94 -752

    UCO BANK 8 x 3 x87 2088 8 x -1 x87 -696

    TABLE-4: INNOVATION AND EMPLOYEE BEHAVIOR ATTRIBUTES

    Banks Equation Ideal Score Equation Least score

    AXIS BANK 7 x3 x 103 2163 7 x -1 x 103 -721

    PNB 7 x 3 x 94 1974 7 x -1 x 94 -658

    UCO BANK 7 x 3 x 87 1827 7 x -1 x 87 -609

    TABLE-5: RECORD MAINTENANCE, RESPONSIVENESS

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    Banks Equation Ideal Score Equation Least score

    AXIS BANK 10x 3 x103 3090 10 x -1 x103 -1030

    PNB 10 x3 x94 2820 10 x -1 x 94 -940

    UCO BANK 10 x3 x87 2610 10 x -1 x 87 -870

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    FINDINGS OF THE STUDY

    TABLE-6: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION LEVEL WITH REGARDS TO

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    Confidentiality of A/cs details 266 215 175

    Satisfaction Locker Service 254 229 150

    Good image of the bank 260 230 141

    Updating Information 279 231 161

    Individual attention problem 274 208 126

    A bank employee is always at the

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    Prompt service by bank 246 242 171

    Sufficient cash at the centre 262 228 158

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    Total Score 2619(84.76) 2205(78.19) 1594(61.07)

    Ideal Score 3090 2820 2610

    Least Score -1030 -940 -870

    No. of Respondents 103 94 87

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    Employees should be giventraining to improve their attitude

    Banks should arrange meetingswith their customers to promptness

    in providing the services.

    It is advisable for all the banksunder study to keep a separate

    complaint-cum suggestion

    box/book to enable customer to

    offer suggestions and complaints.

    The working hours of the banksmust be flexible as possible. The

    operating hours of banks must be

    extended depending upon the need

    and desire of the customers.

    Provision for separate inquirycounter at all the banks would be

    very useful especially to the

    illiterate. Efficient, knowledgeable,

    courteous, competent and versatile

    front line staff is the prime

    requirement for all the banks

    surveyed.

    As so many customer using ATMcards, there should be required

    more ATM machine for the

    convenience of the customers.

    In rural and semi-urban area moreATM counters is required.

    The bank must try to find out thespecific needs of different

    customers, so that suitable package

    of services can be made available

    to them.

    It is believed that the suggestionoffered above, if properly

    implemented, go a long way in

    ensuring customer satisfaction in

    the banks under study.

    CONCLUDING NOTE

    The banking sector in India is undergoing

    major change due to competition and the

    advent of technology. The customer is

    looking for quality services which can

    provide him/her satisfaction. Creditability,customization, consistency in service

    components, innovation, employee

    behavior, record maintenance,

    responsiveness and reliability are

    identified as key factors influencing

    customer service quality. The banks in

    this e-banking era, should try to innovate

    products that suits the attitude of customer.

    In the present study from the customers

    preference level point of view AXIS bank

    comes with better score followed by PNB

    and UCO bank comes next. Researchstudies can be undertaken that map the

    entire psychographics of the customers

    that would enable the banks to adopt

    strategic marketing method to woo new

    customers.

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    nnexure-A

    Customers level of satisfaction with regard to service quality of AXIS BANK

    Service Quality Level of satisfaction

    Extremely

    satisfied

    satisfied Neither

    Satisfied

    nor

    dissatisfie

    d

    Dissatisfied Extremely

    dissatisfied

    scores

    3 2 1 0 -1

    Credibility and Customization Attributes

    Proper security arrangement at

    he Bank 74 15 11 1 2

    263-

    2=261

    Confidentiality of A/cs details 82 12 8 1 0

    266-

    0=266

    Satisfaction Locker Service 76 10 8 7 2

    256-

    2=254

    Good image of the bank 85 3 5 4 6

    266-

    6=260

    Updating Information 92 2 3 2 4

    283-

    4=279

    Individual attention problem 86 7 5 2 3

    277-

    3=274

    A bank employee is always at

    he information 84 5 6 4 4

    268-

    4=264

    Prompt service by bank 79 6 4 7 7

    253-

    7=246

    Sufficient cash at the centre 81 9 4 6 3

    265-

    3=262

    ank staff providing

    necessary information 76 11 8 3 5

    258-

    5=253

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    Service consistency, access and service components Attribute

    Consistency in staff

    performance 83 8 9 1 2

    274-

    2=272

    Honest Bank staff 77 6 5 8 7

    248-

    7=241

    asily approachable manager 79 5 8 7 4

    255-

    4=251

    xtension of banking hours 82 4 2 6 9

    256-

    9=247

    asily assemble ATM 93 3 3 2 2

    288-

    2=286

    Polite and courteous bank

    staff 89 5 3 2 4

    280-

    4=276

    Consistency in the Computer

    operations 82 6 8 5 2

    266-

    2=264

    Punctuality in opening the

    branch 91 7 2 1 2

    289-

    2=287

    nnovation and employee Behavior Attributes

    xcellent output from ATM 89 5 6 1 2

    283-

    2=281

    Immediate rectification of

    ATM 73 9 8 6 7

    245-

    7=238

    Clear answer for the question 82 6 5 3 7

    263-

    7=256

    Willingness to help 85 10 6 1 1

    281-

    1=280

    Regularly sending bank

    statements 87 8 7 0 1

    284-

    1=283

    availability of bank staff for

    needs 93 4 2 1 3

    289-

    3=286

    Listening 96 2 2 2 1

    294-

    1=293

    ecord maintenance, Responsiveness and Reliability Attributes

    Clarity of communication by74 11 8 4 6

    252-

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    bank 6=246

    Staff displaying discreet 72 8 7 9 7

    239-

    7=232

    Trusting 81 12 6 2 2

    273-

    2=271

    Competent Service 85 6 5 5 2

    272-

    2=270

    Understanding specific need 79 8 4 7 5

    257-

    5=252

    ank staff encouraging 74 13 8 5 3

    256-

    3=253

    Simple and easy to operate

    procedure 69 14 11 6 3

    246-

    3=243

    Maintenance of records 76 10 9 4 4

    257-

    4=253

    Neat and comfortable interior

    of the bank 90 4 3 2 4

    281-

    4=277

    positive attitude towards

    customers 95 2 2 1 3

    291-

    3=288

    Source: Compiled from field survey

    nnexure-B

    Customers level of satisfaction with regard to service quality of PNB

    Service Quality Level of satisfaction

    Extremely

    satisfied

    satisfiedNeither

    Satisfied nor

    dissatisfied

    Dis

    satisfied

    Extremely

    dis

    satisfied

    scores

    3 2 1 0 -1

    Credibility and Customization Attributes

    Proper security arrangement at the

    ank 63 9 3 9 10

    210-

    10=200

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    Confidentiality of A/cs details 65 11 5 6 7 222-7=215

    Satisfaction Locker Service 67 12 8 3 4 233-4=229

    Good image of the bank 70 10 6 2 6 236-6=230

    Updating Information 68 13 5 4 4 235-4=231

    Individual attention problem 61 12 7 8 6 214-6=208

    A bank employee is always at the

    information 69 8 9 3 5 232-5=227

    Prompt service by bank 74 9 6 1 4 246-4=242

    Sufficient cash at the centre 72 8 3 4 7 235-7=228

    ank staff providing necessary

    information 56 12 9 11 6 201-6=195

    Service consistency, access and service components Attributes

    Consistency in staff performance 64 11 6 9 4 220-4=216

    Honest Bank staff 72 8 9 1 4 241-4=237

    asily approachable manager 69 10 9 5 1 236-1=235

    xtension of banking hours 54 13 7 8 12

    195-

    12=183

    asily assemble ATM 63 12 10 4 5 223-5=218

    Polite and courteous bank staff 75 6 9 1 3 246-3=243

    Consistency in the Computer

    operations 63 9 8 8 6 215-6=209

    Punctuality in opening the branch 65 13 6 7 3 227-3=224

    nnovation and employee Behavior Attributes

    xcellent output from ATM 69 12 5 3 5 236-5=231

    Immediate rectification of ATM 71 6 3 9 5 228-5=225

    Clear answer for the question 64 4 8 7 11 208-11=197

    Willingness to help 60 8 6 9 11

    202-

    11=191

    Regularly sending bank67 13 4 5 5 231-5=226

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    Credibility and Customization Attributes

    Proper security arrangement at the

    ank 48 14 6 9 10

    178-

    10=168

    Confidentiality of A/cs details 47 16 9 8 7 182-7=175

    Satisfaction Locker Service 46 10 6 11 14164-14=150

    Good image of the bank 41 9 12 13 12

    153-

    12=141

    Updating Information 45 12 11 10 9 170-9=161

    Individual attention problem 33 14 12 15 13

    139-

    13=126

    A bank employee is always at the

    information 50 17 10 6 4 194-4=190

    Prompt service by bank 39 19 18 9 2 173-2=171

    Sufficient cash at the centre 34 18 22 11 2 160-2=158

    ank staff providing necessary

    information 44 8 12 17 6 160-6=154

    Service consistency, access and service components Attributes

    Consistency in staff performance 53 10 9 5 10 188-10=178

    Honest Bank staff 49 13 15 3 7 188-7=181

    asily approachable manager 56 15 8 2 6 206-6=200

    xtension of banking hours 38 20 16 9 4 170-4=166

    asily assemble ATM 37 17 12 13 8 157-8=149

    Polite and courteous bank staff 43 21 18 2 3 189-3=186

    Consistency in the Computer

    operations 46 19 21 1 1 196-1=195

    Punctuality in opening the branch 41 23 10 6 7 159-7=152

    nnovation and employee Behavior Attributes

    xcellent output from ATM 41 13 17 5 11 166-11=155

    Immediate rectification of ATM 39 15 13 12 8 160-8=152

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    Clear answer for the question 45 11 19 2 10 176-10=166

    Willingness to help 46 19 8 9 5 184-5=179

    Regularly sending bank

    statements 54 7 13 11 2 189-2=187

    availability of bank staff for needs 50 14 18 4 1 196-1=195

    Listening 43 23 11 7 3 186-3=183

    ecord maintenance, Responsiveness and Reliability Attributes

    Clarity of communication by bank 47 18 13 3 6 190-6=184

    Staff displaying discreet 35 22 5 12 3 164-3=161

    Trusting 55 18 9 1 4 210-4=206

    Competent Service 43 12 17 13 2 170-2=168

    Understanding specific need 40 24 9 5 9 177-9=168

    ank staff encouraging 58 11 7 8 3 203-3=200

    Simple and easy to operate

    procedure 51 13 18 1 4 197-4=193

    Maintenance of records 60 15 3 3 6 213-6=207

    Neat and comfortable interior of

    he bank 46 8 11 16 6 165-6=159

    positive attitude towardscustomers 49 9 21 6 2 186-2=184

    Source: Compiled from field survey