TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between customer satisfaction and six dimensions of service quality (CARTER model) in Islamic banks of Pakistan, the UK and UAE.Design/methodology/approach– This study uses a sample of 225 customers of Islamic banks; 75 responses have been taken from each country. Structured questionnaire technique has been used to collect data.Findings– The paper's findings reveal that Pakistani and UK Islamic banking customers consider assurance, reliability and empathy as significant factors for customer satisfaction, whereas UAE customers consider assurance and tangible as significant dimensions of satisfaction.Research limitations/implications– The study's limitation relates to the sample size of the respondents.Practical implications– This study is significantly important for the academic point of view, as well as for the practitioners, managers and policy makers to find out the pattern of customer satisfaction in terms of service quality for Islamic banks.Originality/value– The current study is of particular value because it is a comparative study of customer satisfaction and service quality dimensions (CARTER model) of Islamic banks in Pakistan, UK, and UAE.
VL  - 4
IS  - 2/3
SN  - 1755-4179
DO  - 10.1108/17554171211252501
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/17554171211252501
AU  - Abdul Rehman Asma
ED  - Omar Masood
PY  - 2012
Y1  - 2012/01/01
TI  - Customer satisfaction and service quality in Islamic banking: A comparative study in Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom
T2  - Qualitative Research in Financial Markets
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 165
EP  - 175
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -