ASSESSMENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE STRATEGIES ON CUSTOMER RETENTION IN LOCAL COMMERCIAL BANKS: A CASE STUDY OF INVESTRUST BANK PLC
| dc.contributor.author | JOSHI, RAJESHVARY | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-08T07:33:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-05-08T07:33:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description | Thesis | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The study sought to examine the effect of customer service strategies on customer retention in a local commercial bank using Investrust Bank PLC as a case study being the only indigenous bank in Zambia. Primary data was collected from bank customers using a likert type scale questionnaire adapted from the ServQual dimensions of Service Quality for banks. The sample size was of 106 respondents of the Industrial Branch of Investrust Bank PLC Data presentation and discussion were supported with bar graphs , pie charts and tables and simple correlation analysis using the Microsoft excel and SPSS (21.0) version. The study established that Investrust Bank Plc do have customer retention strategies and these included “ digital channels of service delivery to reduce physical banking, ATM network, innovation of new products, prompt service delivery, efficiency in handling customer complaints. The findings further revealed that customers were generally satisfied with the bank’s customer service strategies in terms of the five dimensions of the SERVQUAL model, i.e. Tangibility (r = 0.64), Reliability (r = 0.61), Empathy (r = 0.68), Responsiveness (r = 0.58) and Assurance (r = 0.52). The association ranges from moderate positive to strong positive in the areas where employee based services were offered which are statistically large enough to shows that the bank’s customer services are within the expectations of their customers. However there were complaints on tangibles such as frequent downtime of systems, internet banking and ATMs resulting in dissatisfaction as well as some areas of reliability and responsiveness. The study recommends that these areas of concern be addressed urgently and also that periodically customer feedback on desired service quality be sought to provide satisfaction. The bank must also train and motivate their staff to ensure that service delivery is of excellent quality. Thus Investrust Bank Plc needs to ensure that their service quality is frequently reviewed by obtaining customer feedback to identify gap areas and remedy them. This way the bank will match its service delivery to customer expectations which will enhance customer satisfaction, loyalty and retention. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/5874 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | The University of Zambia | en |
| dc.subject | customer service strategies--Banks | en |
| dc.subject | Customer retention--Banks | en |
| dc.title | ASSESSMENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE STRATEGIES ON CUSTOMER RETENTION IN LOCAL COMMERCIAL BANKS: A CASE STUDY OF INVESTRUST BANK PLC | en |