Re‐examining traditional service quality in an e‐banking era
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to re‐examine the role of traditional service quality in an e‐banking environment by providing a review of how traditional service quality perceptions have evolved through the current and continuing stream of change in banking technology and the corresponding changes in the nature of how banks interact with their customers.
Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected from a mail survey sent out to a commercially purchased mailing list of 2,500 business names and addresses. The overall usable response rate was 30.6 per cent. Quadrant analysis was performed on the service quality dimensions from the SERVQUAL scale.
Findings
While the importance ranking of the five SERVQUAL dimensions has not changed dramatically over the years, large discrepancies were found between customer expectations and their perceived performance of traditional banking services.
Practical implications
Quadrant analysis produced specific recommendations on how banks should prioritise the allocation of their resources to maintain high perceived service quality in their human interactions.
Originality/value
This is the first study which revisits and re‐examines traditional service quality in the e‐banking era. It highlights how high levels of traditional service quality may lead to increased customer trust and thus more successful cross‐selling of e‐banking products to customers.
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Citation
Wong, D.H., Rexha, N. and Phau, I. (2008), "Re‐examining traditional service quality in an e‐banking era", International Journal of Bank Marketing, Vol. 26 No. 7, pp. 526-545. https://doi.org/10.1108/02652320810913873
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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