Star Ceramic Survey
Star Ceramic Survey
Star Ceramic Survey
2. Literature Review:
Customers loyalty has been defined in very much similar ways by most of the researchers. They
have said that it is comprised of customers attitudes and behaviors. Components of attitude are
represented through repurchase intention, purchasing additional products or services from the
same company, willingness to recommend the company to others, demonstration of commitment
to the company by resisting to switch to another competitor (Cronin & Taylor, 1992; Prus&
Brandt, 1995; Narayandas, 1996; Pearson 1996; Gremler& Brown, 1996 cited in Dhandabani,
2010 and Thakur, 2011), and willingness to pay a price premium (Zeithaml, Berry,
&Parasuraman, 1996 cited in Thakur, 2011). Alternatively the behavioral aspect represents
actual performing according to the loyal attitude (Feick, Lee, & Lee, 2001 cited in Thakur,
2011). It is actually a feeling of commitment of the consumer to a product, brand, marketer, or
services above and beyond that for the competitors in the market place, which results in repeat
purchase (Szymigin and Carrigan, 2001 cited in Thakur, 2011). On the other hand, according to
Bloemer& Kasper (1995) cited in Mosahab, et al. (2010) loyalty is interpreted as true loyalty
rather than repeat purchasing behavior, which is the actual re-buying of a brand, regardless of
commitment because customers, who are not loyal, can also demonstrate repurchasing behavior.
This may be due to switching costs, lack of perceived differentiation of alternatives, location
constraints on choice, time or money constraints, habit or inertia which are not related to loyalty
(Bitner, 1990; Ennew&Binks, 1996 cited in Kheng, 2010).
High service quality often leads to favorable behavioral intention (Burton et al., 2003 cited in
Dhandabani, 2010). But loyalty is driven by satisfaction predominantly (Rust et al., 1995 cited in
Dhandabani, 2010) and therefore customers satisfaction measurements give a better indication
of future performance of service firms (Anderson and Fornell, 1999 cited in Dhandabani, 2010).
In case of service arena, loyalty is often termed as observed behaviors (Bloemer et al., 1999
cited in Mosahab, et al., 2010). Caruana (2002) cited in Mosahab, et al. (2010) opined behavior
as a full expression of loyalty to the brand and not just judgment. An operational definition often
refers to the first product or service which comes to the mind of a person, while making decision
for purchase. Meanwhile, Ostrowski et al. (1993) and Bloemer (1999) cited in Mosahab, et al.
(2010) refer it to the first product or service that a person chooses among products and services.
Specific Objectives: The specific objectives of my internship report are given below:
4. Methodology:
Information was collected from both primary and secondary sources. The secondary sources are
Internet, Statistical report & Company annual report.
For collecting primary information from the customer a questionnaire was used.
Both primary and secondary data sources are used for completing this report.
Primary Sources:
Questionnaire
Secondary Sources:
Web sites:www.starceramic.com/
www.customer loyalty.com
www.aiblannualreport.com
Chapter -3
Analysis and Discussion
Respondents Age:
20-30 years
16
53.33%
31-40 years
26.66%
41-50 years
16.66%
Above 50 years
3.33%
Total Respondents
30
100%
3.33%
16.66%
20-30 years
53.33%
26.66%
31-40 years
41-50 years
Above 50 years
Respondents Gender:
Male
18
60%
Female
12
40%
Total Respondents
30
100%
40%
60%
Male
Female
In this above figure, 60% respondents are male and 40% respondents are female. So, maximum
customers are male persons.
Respondents Occupation:
Service Holder
11
36.66%
Businessman
26.66%
Housewife
16.66%
Others
20%
Total Respondents
30
100%
20%
36.66%
16.66%
Service Holder
Businessman
Housewife
26.66%
Others
In this above figure, 36.66% respondents are service holder, 26.66% respondents are
businessman, 16.66% respondents are housewife and 20% respondents occupations are
different.
Q: 1
Extremely professional
20%
Very professional
10
33.33%
Moderately professional
23.33%
Slightly professional
13.33%
10%
Total Respondents
30
100%
10%
20%
Extremely professional
13.33%
Very professional
23.33%
33.33%
Moderately professional
Slightly professional
Not at all professional
Figure: Professional
In this above figure, 33.33% respondents say that our COMPANYis very professional, 23.33%
respondents say that our COMPANYis moderately professional, 20% respondents say that our
COMPANYis extremely professional, 13.33% respondents say that our COMPANYis slightly
professional and 10% respondents say that our COMPANYis not at all professional.
Q: 2
Extremely convenient
11
36.66%
Very convenient
30%
Moderately convenient
26.66%
Slightly convenient
6.66%
0%
Total Respondents
30
100%
6.66%
0%
37%
26.66%
Extremely convenient
Very convenient
Moderately convenient
Slightly convenient
30.00%
Figure: Convenient
In this above figure, 36.66% respondents say that our COMPANYis extremely convenient, 30%
respondents say that our COMPANYis very convenient, 26.66% respondents say that our
COMPANYis moderately convenient and 6.66% respondents say that our COMPANYis slightly
convenient. Most of the respondents say our COMPANYis extremely convenient because if we
compare with other Companys then we find that our COMPANYgive many facility to the
customer which are very good for attracting the customer.
Q: 3
Extremely well
23.33%
Quite well
12
40%
Moderately well
20%
Slightly well
10%
6.66%
Total Respondents
30
100%
10.00%
7%
23%
Extremely well
Quite well
20.00%
Moderately well
40.00%
Slightly well
Not at all well
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In this above figure, 40% respondents say that our COMPANYidentifies their need quite well,
23.33% respondents say that our COMPANYidentifies their need extremely well, 20%
respondents say that our COMPANYidentifies their need moderately well, 10% respondents say
that our COMPANYidentifies their need slightly well and 6.66% respondents say that our
COMPANYidentifies their need not at all well. So, I can say, our COMPANYis able to identify
the customer needs.
Q: 4
16.66%
Somewhat better
13.33%
26.66%
Somewhat worse
13
43.33%
0%
Total Respondents
30
100%
0%
17%
A great deal better
43.33%
13.33%
Somewhat better
About the same
26.66%
Somewhat worse
A great deal worse
11
Q: 5
3.33%
Somewhat higher
10%
11
36.66%
Somewhat lower
30%
20%
Total Respondents
30
100%
3%
10.00%
20%
A great deal higher
Somewhat higher
30.00%
36.66%
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Q: 6
Extremely responsive
10%
Quite responsive
30%
Moderately responsive
10
33.33%
Slightly responsive
20%
6.66%
Total Respondents
30
100%
7%
10%
Extremely responsive
20.00%
30.00%
Quite responsive
Moderately responsive
33.33%
Slightly responsive
Not at all responsive
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Figure: Responsiveness
In this above figure, 33.33% respondents say that we are moderately responsive, 30%
respondents say that we are quite responsive, 20% respondents say that we are slightly
responsive, 10% respondents say that we are extremely responsive and 6.66% respondents say
that we are not at all responsive. Here, maximum customers say that we are moderate responsive.
So, we have to give more concern about our service.
Q: 7
12
40%
Like a little
26.66%
16.66%
Dislike a little
13.33%
3.33%
Total Respondents
30
100%
3%
13.33%
40%
16.66%
26.66%
Figure: Likeliness
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In this above figure, 40% respondents choose our COMPANYlike a great deal, 26.66%
respondents like a little, 16.66% respondents neither like nor dislike, 13.33% respondents dislike
a little and 3.33% respondents dislike a great deal. Here, maximum customers like our
COMPANYwhich is good for doing this business.
Q: 8
Extremely helpful
13.33%
Quite helpful
26.66%
Moderately helpful
10
33.33%
Slightly helpful
23.33%
3.33%
Total Respondents
30
100%
3%
13%
23.33%
Extremely helpful
26.66%
Quite helpful
Moderately helpful
33.33%
Slightly helpful
Not at all helpful
Figure: Helpfulness
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In this above figure, 33.33% respondents say that our customer representatives are moderately
helpful, 26.66% respondents say that our customer representatives are quite helpful, 23.33%
respondents say that our customer representatives are slightly helpful, 13.33% respondents say
that our customer representatives are extremely helpful and 3.33% respondents say that our
customer representatives are not at all helpful. So we have to take more care about our
customers.
Q: 9
Extremely well
12
40%
Quite well
26.66%
Moderately well
16.66%
Slightly well
10%
6.66%
Total Respondents
30
100%
10.00%
7%
40%
16.66%
Extremely well
Quite well
Moderately well
Slightly well
26.66%
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Q: 12
Overall, are you satisfied with the customer service you received,
Extremely satisfied
16.66%
Somewhat satisfied
13
43.33%
20%
Somewhat dissatisfied
6.66%
Extremely dissatisfied
13.33%
Total Respondents
30
100%
dissatisfied
Extremely satisfied
6.66%
13.33%
16.66%
Somewhat satisfied
20%
43.33%
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In this above figure, 43.33% respondents are somewhat satisfied for our Companys customer
service, 20% respondents are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied for our Companys customer
service, 16.66% respondents are extremely satisfied for our Companys customer service,
13.33% respondents are extremely dissatisfied for our Companys customer service and 6.66%
respondents are somewhat dissatisfied for our Companys customer service. Here, maximum
customers are satisfied for our customer service. This is also strength for our Company.
Q: 13
or colleague?
6.66%
10%
16.66%
16
53.33%
13.33%
Total Respondents
30
100%
6.66%
13.33%
10%
1
16.66%
2
3
4
53.33%
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In this above figure, 53.33% respondents give 4 out of 5, 16.66% respondents give 3 out of 5,
13.33% respondents give 5 out of 5, 10% respondents give 2 out of 5 and 6.66% respondents
give 1 out of 5. In recommendation scale our rating is well because our customers trust our
COMPANYvery much and recommend to others.
Q: 14
Strongly disagree
0%
Disagree
3.33%
Moderately agree
10%
Agree
11
36.66%
Strongly agree
15
50%
Total Respondents
30
100%
0% 3.33%
10%
Strongly disagree
50%
Disagree
36.66%
Moderately agree
Agree
Strongly agree
Figure: Loyalty
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In this above figure, 50% respondents strongly agree with this statement, 36.66% respondents are
agree with this statement, 10% respondents are moderately agree with this statement and 3.33%
respondents are disagree with this statement. Here, the maximum respondents are strongly
agreed because they believe that they are loyal about our Company.
Chapter -4
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Major Findings
3.33%
16.66%
20-30 years
53.33%
26.66%
31-40 years
41-50 years
Above 50 years
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Respondents Gender:
40%
Male
60%
Female
Respondents Occupation:
20%
36.66%
16.66%
Service Holder
Businessman
Housewife
26.66%
Others
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Q: 1
10%
20%
Extremely professional
13.33%
Very professional
23.33%
33.33%
Moderately professional
Slightly professional
Not at all professional
Figure: Professional
Major Finding: The maximum customers say AIBL is very professional.
Q: 2
6.66%
0%
37%
26.66%
Extremely convenient
Very convenient
Moderately convenient
Slightly convenient
30.00%
Figure: Convenient
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Q: 3
10.00%
7%
23%
Extremely well
Quite well
20.00%
Moderately well
40.00%
Slightly well
Not at all well
Q: 4
0%
17%
43.33%
13.33%
Somewhat better
About the same
26.66%
Somewhat worse
A great deal worse
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Major Finding: The maximum customers say AIBLs service quality is somewhat worse
compared with other competitors.
Q: 5
3%
10.00%
20%
30.00%
36.66%
Q: 6
7%
10%
Extremely responsive
20.00%
30.00%
Quite responsive
Moderately responsive
33.33%
Slightly responsive
Not at all responsive
Figure: Responsiveness
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Major Finding: The maximum customers say AIBL is moderately responsive for customers
questions.
Q: 7
3%
13.33%
40%
16.66%
26.66%
Figure: Likeliness
Major Finding: The maximum customers like a great deal to the AIBL.
Q: 8
3%
23.33%
13%
Extremely helpful
26.66%
Quite helpful
Moderately helpful
33.33%
Slightly helpful
Not at all helpful
Figure: Helpfulness
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Major Finding: The maximum customers say AIBLs service representatives are moderately
helpful.
Q: 9
10.00%
7%
40%
16.66%
Extremely well
Quite well
Moderately well
Slightly well
26.66%
Q: 10
10.00%
3%
Extremely satisfied
37%
20.00%
Slightly satisfied
Neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied
30.00%
Slightly dissatisfied
Extremely dissatisfied
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Q: 11
6.66%
10%
13%
23.33%
46.66%
Q: 12
Overall, are you satisfied with the customer service you received,
Extremely satisfied
6.66%
13.33%
16.66%
Somewhat satisfied
20%
43.33%
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Q: 13
friend or colleague?
13.33%
6.66%
10%
1
2
16.66%
53.33%
4
5
Q: 14
0% 3.33%
10%
Strongly disagree
50%
Disagree
36.66%
Moderately agree
Agree
Strongly agree
Figure: Loyalty
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Major Finding: The maximum customers strongly agree that they are loyal customer of AIBL
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Chapter -5
Recommendations And conclusion
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(Appendix)
Questionnaire on Evaluation of Customer Loyalty of AIBL
(Natun Bazar-Baridhara Branch)
It is to be assured that, the information collected from this survey will be kept confidential and
will be used solely for academic purpose. Your valued judgment will be highly appreciable.
Occupation: .
Age...................................,
Male / Female
Extremely well
Quite well
Moderately well
Slightly well
Not at all well
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4. Compared to our competitors, is our service quality better, worse or about the same?
o A great deal better
o Somewhat better
o About the same
o Somewhat worse
o A great deal worse
5. Compared to our competitors, is our interest rate higher, lower or about the same?
o A great deal higher
o Somewhat higher
o About the same
o Somewhat lower
o A great deal lower
6. Overall, how responsive have we been to your questions or concerns about our service?
o Extremely responsive
o Quite responsive
o Moderately responsive
o Slightly responsive
o Not at all responsive
7. Do you like our Company, neither like it, or dislike it?
o Like a great deal
o Like a little
o Neither like nor dislike
o Dislike a little
o Dislike a great deal
8. How helpful was our customer service representative?
o Extremely helpful
o Quite helpful
o Moderately helpful
o Slightly helpful
o Not at all helpful
9. How well did our customer service representative answer your question or solve your
problem?
o Extremely well
o Quite well
o Moderately well
o Slightly well
o Not at all well
10. Overall, are you satisfied with the employees at our Company, neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied with them, or dissatisfied with them?
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o
o
o
o
o
Extremely satisfied
Slightly satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Slightly dissatisfied
Extremely dissatisfied
11. Was your experience with customer service at our COMPANYbetter than you expected it
to be, or about what you expected it to be?
o A great deal better
o Somewhat better
o About what was expected
o Somewhat worse
o A great deal worse
12. Overall, are you satisfied with the customer service you received, dissatisfied with our
customer service, or neither satisfied nor dissatisfied?
o
o
o
o
o
Extremely satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
Extremely dissatisfied
13. How likely is it that you would recommend this COMPANYto a friend or colleague?
Not at all likely- 1
o
Extremely likely-5
o
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Moderately agree
Agree
Strongly agree
At DESIGNA Tiles we welcome frank and honest feed-back from all of our customers. Our aim
is to be considered New Zealand's BEST tile supplier and we'd really appreciate it if you could
tell us what we're doing well - and highlight any areas where we can improve. Individual survey
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responses are completely anonymous and only the summarised results are provided to
DESIGNA.
Thank you for participating. The survey should only take 5 minutes or so.
1. How did you first hear about DESIGNA Tiles?
How did you first hear about DESIGNA Tiles? I am a previous customer
Referred by friend
Referred by tradesman / professional
Designa web site
Yellow Pages or other business directory
Other advertising media
Can't recall
Other comments?
2. If you have visited DESIGNA's web site, what did you think of it?
Poor
Average
Good
Excellent
Ease to
Ease to
find and
find and
navigate
navigate Good
Average
Ease to
find and
navigate
Excellent
Not applicable
Ease to
find and
navigate Not
applicable
Ease to find
and navigate
Poor
Usefulness and
information
Usefulness
Usefulness
Usefulness
Usefulness
Usefulness
and
and
and
and
and
information
information
information
information
information
Poor
Average
Good
Excellent Not applicable
Images and
design ideas
Images
and design
ideas Poor
Images
and design
ideas Average
Product
information
Product
information
Poor
Product
information
Average
Product
information
Good
Product
Product
information
information
Excellent Not applicable
Links to
additional
information
Links to
additional
information
Poor
Links to
additional
information
Average
Links to
additional
information
Good
Links to
Links to
additional
additional
information
information
Excellent Not applicable
Images
Images
and design
and design
ideas Good ideas Excellent
Images
and design
ideas Not
applicable
Other comments?
3. If you have visited DESIGNA's showroom at 15 Kalmia Street Ellerslie, what did you think of
it?
Poor
Average
Good
Excellent Not applicable
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Poor
Average
Good
Excellent
Not applicable
Ease of finding
location
Ease of finding
location Poor
Ease of
finding
location
Average
Ease of
finding
location Good
Ease of
finding
location
Excellent
Ease of
finding
location Not
applicable
Ease of parking
Ease of
parking Poor
Ease of
parking
Average
Ease of
parking Good
Ease of
parking
Excellent
Ease of
parking Not
applicable
General
General
General
General
General
General standard
standard of
standard of
standard of
standard of
standard of
of showroom
showroom
showroom
showroom
showroom
showroom
(layout, design
(layout, design
(layout, design (layout, design (layout, design (layout, design
etc)
etc) Not
etc) Poor
etc) Average
etc) Good
etc) Excellent
applicable
Availability of
samples &/or
brochures
Displays,
Displays,
Displays,
Displays,
Displays,
Displays, tiled
tiled areas and tiled areas and tiled areas and tiled areas and
areas and mock- tiled areas and
mock-up
mock-up
mock-up
mock-up
mock-up
up examples
examples
examples
examples
examples Not
examples Poor
Average
Good
Excellent
applicable
Other (please specify)
4. Thinking about your interactions with DESIGNA's staff, please rank the following qualities;
Poor
Average
Good
Excellent Not applicable
Friendliness
and welcome
*Thinking
about your
interactions
with
DESIGNA's
Friendliness
staff, please
and welcome
rank the
Average
following
qualities;
Friendliness
and welcome
Poor
Friendliness
and welcome
Good
Friendliness
Friendliness
and welcome and welcome
Excellent
Not applicable
Communicatio
n - both
Communicatio Communicatio Communicatio Communicatio Communicatio
listening &
n - both
n - both
n - both
n - both
n - both
explaining
listening &
listening &
listening &
listening &
listening &
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Poor
explaining Poor
Average
explaining
Average
Good
explaining
Good
Excellent
explaining
Excellent
Product
knowledge
Poor
Product
knowledge
Average
Product
knowledge
Good
Product
Product
knowledge knowledge Not
Excellent
applicable
Helpfulness
and design
suggestions
Average
Helpfulness
and design
suggestions
Good
Helpfulness
Helpfulness
and design
and design
suggestions suggestions Not
Excellent
applicable
Product
knowledge
Not applicable
explaining Not
applicable
Reliability:
Reliability:
Reliability:
Reliability:
Reliability:
Reliability:
following-up
following-up etc following-up following-up following-up following-up
etc Not
etc Poor
etc Average
etc Good
etc Excellent
applicable
Willingness to
go the 'extra
mile'
Willingness to
Willingness to Willingness to Willingness to Willingness to
go the 'extra
go the 'extra
go the 'extra
go the 'extra
go the 'extra
mile' Not
mile' Poor
mile' Average mile' Good mile' Excellent
applicable
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suppliers /
manufacturers
Immediate
availability of
stock
Poor
Average
Good
Excellent Not applicable
quality
quality
quality
quality
quality
suppliers /
suppliers /
suppliers /
suppliers /
suppliers /
manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers
Poor
Average
Good
Excellent Not applicable
Immediate
Immediate
Immediate
Immediate
Immediate
availability of
availability of availability of availability of availability of
stock Not
stock Poor stock Average stock Good stock Excellent
applicable
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