A Scale for Measuring Internet Banking Service Quality

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 12-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukanya Kundu ◽  
Saroj Kumar Datta

There have been many fragmented studies of Internet service quality which have resulted in several models with different combinations of constructs and items, some focusing on different perspectives, and many using different names for the same construct. Some of these models were developed for the specific context of Internet banking. This paper consolidates these fragmented studies of Internet service quality and Internet banking service quality and proposes a scale with nine constructs to measure Internet banking service quality. The scale compares expected service (E) with perceived service (P) across all nine constructs and measures perceived service quality based on P- E. The paper then validates the scale using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of 499 survey responses from Internet banking customers of five Indian public sector banks. The service quality scale was conceptualised as a nine-construct, 39-item scale. Through the purification process it was reduced to 34 items spread across nine constructs: availability, site aesthetics, ease of use, technical performance, reliability, privacy, trust, responsiveness, and customisation.

Background: In a competitive environment all commercial banks retail services either Public sector banks or Private sector banks are required to offer almost same services. They want to attract a new customer and retain the old customer by the way of differentiate themselves in providing and performing the well know banking services to its customer. This research study has measuring the effectiveness of banking six service quality constructs among public sector banks. Objective: Based on the above background of the study, the research paper have an objective to measure the effectiveness of six banking service quality constructs among public sector banks. Methodology: This study was purposive to measure the effectiveness of banking service quality among public sector banks in urban area of Tiruchiraappalli district. The researcher has purposively select 292 bank customer as sample respondent of Public sector bank located in the urban area of Tiruchirappalli District. Results and Discussion: In Public sector bank, the tangible indicator namely “Comfortable lobby area and adequate parking space” and the tangible indicator namely “Availability large number of branches with internet banking facility” were influence the customer.


2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-85
Author(s):  
Booi Hon Kam ◽  
Hernan Riquelme

The advent of Internet has provided banks an opportunity to reduce costs, increase customer base, and mass customize by delivering their products and services through this medium. A flurry of studies on Internet banking (IB) has since emerged. The majority of these studies, however, have been directed to either IB adoption or IB service quality delivery. With few exceptions, the impact that customer satisfaction with e-banking service qualities has on IB usage remains unexplored. This study examines a sample of Australian IB users based on their frequency and length of usage. The results show that as customers become more acclimatized to IB, they use these services more often. Further, daily and frequent IB users are more pleased with “ease of use” and “aesthetics” and tend to use IB more for electronic fund transfer and foreign exchange transactions than the less frequent users. The findings suggest that banks need to develop more customized services since there are distinct market segments with different banking requirements.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rishi Kant ◽  
Deepak Jaiswal

Purpose In the present competitive scenario in the Indian banking industry, service quality has become one of the most important facets of interest to academic researchers. The purpose of this paper is to determine the dimensions of perceived service quality and investigate their impact on customer satisfaction in the Indian banking context, with special reference to selected public sector banks in India. Design/methodology/approach On the basis of the empirical study, the authors validate a measurement model using structural equation modeling for investigating the impact of perceived service quality dimensions on customer satisfaction. The study sample consists of 480 respondents in the National Capital Region (NCR) of India; the data were collected through a structured questionnaire utilizing a seven-point Likert scale while implementing a purposive sampling technique. Findings The perceived service quality dimensions identified were tangibility, reliability, assurance, responsiveness, empathy, and image. The empirical findings revealed that “responsiveness” was found to be the most significant predictor of customer satisfaction. On the other hand, “image” (corporate image) has a positive but the least significant relationship with customer satisfaction followed by all other constructs. The exception is “reliability,” which is insignificantly related to customer satisfaction in Indian public sector banks. Research limitations/implications The study cannot be generalized in the context of Indian banking sectors, as it only focused on the public sector. The findings of this study suggest that the six dimensions of perceived service quality model are a suitable instrument for evaluating bank service quality for public banks in India. Therefore, bank managers can use this model to assess the bank service quality in the context of Indian public sector banks. Originality/value There is dearth of research focusing on corporate image as a dimension of perceived service quality and its effect on customer satisfaction in the Indian banking context. Furthermore, similar studies were rarely found in the Indian context, especially within the public banking sector. Hence, this paper attempts to accomplish the research gap by empirically testing the satisfaction level of a large sample of the population in NCR toward six dimensions of perceived service quality rendered by selected public sector banks in India.


2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac Kofi Mensah ◽  
Mi Jianing ◽  
Dilawar Khan Durrani

The purpose of this research paper is to investigate the determinates of Korean students in China to use e-government services. A total of 400 structured research questionnaire instruments was designed and administered to potential respondents of which 93.75% responded. The Technology Acceptance Mode (TAM) was used as a theoretical framework for this study. The data gathered was analyzed with SPSS version 20. The results show that all the predictors (Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Service Quality, and Citizen Trust) investigated are significant positive determiners of Korean students' intention to adopt and use e-government services. The results further indicated that Citizen Trust positively and significantly moderated the positive relationship between perceived ease of use, perceived service quality and intention to use e-government services but failed to show any positive moderation effect on perceived usefulness and intention to use e-government services. The implications of these findings are further discussed.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pham Long ◽  
Phan Dien Vy

Service quality is one of the key factors in determining the success or failure of e-banking. To gain and sustain competitive advantages in the rival-driven e-banking market, it is thus crucial for e-banks to understand in-depth what customers perceive to be the key dimensions of service quality and what impacts the identified dimensions have on the customers' perceived overall service quality, satisfaction, and loyalty. This paper attempts, based on an extensive review of relevant literature, to provide a model integrating internet banking service quality dimensions, overall internet banking service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in the context of Vietnam - emerging as a new potential market. The findings of this study indicate that three dimensions of internet banking service quality namely online customer service quality, online information system quality and banking service product quality are found to be statistically significant in determining overall internet banking service quality. In addition, overall internet banking service quality has significant impact on customer satisfaction and in turn customer satisfaction has significant impact on customer loyalty. Implications and recommendations are discussed with the aim of improving internet banking services, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty.


2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-35
Author(s):  
Syed Shahzeb Saleem ◽  
Mohammad Adil

The measurement of Internet banking services is a key management activity that provides information necessary for making effective decisions, monitoring performance, and allocating resources effectively. In this context, the E-S-QUAL scale is widely used to measure service quality in various service industries. This study attempts to measure Internet banking service quality in India based on data collected from a sample of 274 respondents through nonprobability-based convenience sampling. In order to test the reliability of the scale and determine if there are significant differences between respondents’ demographic variables and factors related to E-S-QUAL, we employ Cronbach’s alpha (reliability test), the t-test, ANOVA, and correlation analysis. Our preliminary analysis indicates that, in terms of internal consistency/reliability, the E-S-QUAL (when applied to India) performs just as a scale measuring service quality should. The findings suggest there are no significant differences across respondents relating to gender and age, but there is a significant difference where income is concerned. There is a high and strong level of correlation between the factors of service quality.


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