Impact of Corporate Image, Service Quality, Trust, and Perceived Value on Chinese Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty Medical Services in Thailand
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Sep 19, 2019
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Corporate image, service quality, perceived value, trust, customer satisfaction, customer loyalty
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Thailand is committed to becoming the Center of Excellent Health of Asia. About two million foreign patients come to Thailand for medical services each year. With the explosive growth of Chinese tourists including Chinese patients, this study aimed to explore the factors that influence the satisfaction and loyalty of Chinese-speaking patients in the medical service industry. The study extended previous work by investigating Chinese-speaking patients served by a medical institution in Thailand. Specifically, the influence of five dimensions of Service Quality were examined, namely, corporate image, perceived value, and trust on customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. Structural equation model analysis was used to investigate the responses from 406 Chinese-speaking patients using Thai medical services. The finding revealed that medical institution image had a significant positive effect on five dimensions of Service Quality. Some dimensions of Service Quality also had positive effects on perceived value, trust, and customer satisfaction. Trust and perceived value had significant positive effects on customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction had a significant positive effect on customer loyalty. The results give insights into how improvements might be made to corporate image, personnel training on service quality, and service customization.
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Entwistle, V., & Quick, O. (2006). Trust in the context of patient safety problems. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 20(5), 397–416.
Hair, J., Ringle, C., & Sarstedt, M. (2011). PLS-SEM: Indeed a silver bullet. Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, 19(2), 139–152.
Hair, J., Anderson, R., Tatham, R., & Black, W. (1998). Multivariate data analysis. Prentice Hall New Jersey.
Hoyle, R. (1995). The structural equation modeling approach: Basic concepts and fundamental issues. In R. H. Hoyle (Ed.), Structural equation modeling: Concepts, issues, and applications (pp. 1–15). Thousand Oaks, CA, US: Sage Publications, Inc.
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Keller, K. (1993). Conceptualizing, measuring, and managing customer-based brand equity. Journal of Marketing, 57(1), 1–22.
Kotler, P., & Keller, K. (2006). Marketing management (12th ed.). NJ: Prentice Hall.
Kotler, P., & Clarke, R. (1987). Marketing for health care organizations. NJ: Prentice Hall.
Kotler, P., & Bloom, P. (1984). Marketing professional services. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
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Martenson, R. (2007). Corporate brand image, satisfaction and store loyalty: A study of the store as a brand, store brands and manufacturer brands. International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 35(7), 544-555. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1108/09590550710755921
Naidu, A. (2009). Factors affecting patient satisfaction and healthcare quality. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 22(4), 366–381.
Parasuraman, A. (1997). Reflections on gaining competitive advantage through customer value. Journal of theAcademy of Marketing Science, 25(2), 154–161.
Parasuraman, A., Zeithaml, V., & Berry, L. (1988). SERVQUAL: A multiple-item scale for measuring consumer perceptions of service quality. Journal of Retailing, 64(1), 12–40.
Pakdil, F., & Harwood, T. (2005). Patient satisfaction in a preoperative assessment clinic: An analysis using SERVQUAL dimensions. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 16(1), 15–30.
Reichheld, F. (1993). Loyalty-based management. Harvard Business Review, 71(2), 64–73.
Singh, J., & Sirdeshmukh, D. (2000). Agency and trust mechanisms in customer satisfaction and loyalty judgments. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 28(1), 150–167.
Tarn, J. (1999). The effects of service quality, perceived value and customer satisfaction on behavioral intentions. Journal of Hospitality & Leisure Marketing, 6(4), 31–43.
Vinagre, M., & Neves, J. (2008). The influence of service quality and patients’ emotions on satisfaction. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 21(1), 87–103.
Woodruff, R., & Gardia, S. (1996). Know your customer: New approaches to customer value and satisfaction. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Business.
Wu, C. (2011). The impact of hospital brand image on service quality, patient satisfaction and loyalty. African Journal of Business Management, 5(12), 4873–4882.
Yamagishi, T., & Yamagishi, M. (1994). Trust and commitment in the United States and Japan. Motivation and Emotion, 18(2), 129–166.
Zeithaml, V. (1988). Consumer perceptions of price, quality, and value: A means-end model and synthesis of evidence. Journal of Marketing, 52(3), 2–22.
Zeithaml, V., Bitner, M., & Gremler, D. (2006). Services marketing: Integrating customer focus across the firm. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.