Service quality and customers’ patronage decision of healthcare insurance products: in-depth interview approach

The purpose of this qualitative research is to explore the role of service quality on customers’ patronage decision of Malaysian health insurance products. Through a critical review of the literature about service quality and customers’ patronage intention this research proposed a relationship of se...

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Main Authors: Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir, AbdelFattah, Fadi AbdelMuniem, Mohamad, Osman
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Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2014
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spelling iium-374652018-06-19T07:05:12Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37465/ Service quality and customers’ patronage decision of healthcare insurance products: in-depth interview approach Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir AbdelFattah, Fadi AbdelMuniem Mohamad, Osman HF Commerce HF5001 Business. Business Administration HF5410 Marketing. Distribution of products The purpose of this qualitative research is to explore the role of service quality on customers’ patronage decision of Malaysian health insurance products. Through a critical review of the literature about service quality and customers’ patronage intention this research proposed a relationship of service quality, customer’s satisfaction, perceived value and corporate image on customer’s patronage intention. This research applied qualitative approach (in-depth interview) from 20 participants. This research is also the starting point for better understanding, in a dynamic way to discover the role of service quality on customers’ patronage decision of Malaysian healthcare insurance products. The outcome of this study allows researchers and policy makers to specify the antecedents of the service quality, customer satisfaction, perceived value and corporate image towards the clients’ patronage purpose in health insurance products in Malaysia, which has not previously explored yet. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2014-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37465/1/Service_Quality_and_Customers_Patronage_Decision_of_Healthcare_Insurance_Products1.pdf Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir and AbdelFattah, Fadi AbdelMuniem and Mohamad, Osman (2014) Service quality and customers’ patronage decision of healthcare insurance products: in-depth interview approach. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 4 (7). pp. 526-544. ISSN 2222-6990 http://hrmars.com/index.php/pages/detail/Social-Sciences-Journal
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topic HF Commerce
HF5001 Business. Business Administration
HF5410 Marketing. Distribution of products
spellingShingle HF Commerce
HF5001 Business. Business Administration
HF5410 Marketing. Distribution of products
Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir
AbdelFattah, Fadi AbdelMuniem
Mohamad, Osman
Service quality and customers’ patronage decision of healthcare insurance products: in-depth interview approach
description The purpose of this qualitative research is to explore the role of service quality on customers’ patronage decision of Malaysian health insurance products. Through a critical review of the literature about service quality and customers’ patronage intention this research proposed a relationship of service quality, customer’s satisfaction, perceived value and corporate image on customer’s patronage intention. This research applied qualitative approach (in-depth interview) from 20 participants. This research is also the starting point for better understanding, in a dynamic way to discover the role of service quality on customers’ patronage decision of Malaysian healthcare insurance products. The outcome of this study allows researchers and policy makers to specify the antecedents of the service quality, customer satisfaction, perceived value and corporate image towards the clients’ patronage purpose in health insurance products in Malaysia, which has not previously explored yet.
format Article
author Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir
AbdelFattah, Fadi AbdelMuniem
Mohamad, Osman
author_facet Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir
AbdelFattah, Fadi AbdelMuniem
Mohamad, Osman
author_sort Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir
title Service quality and customers’ patronage decision of healthcare insurance products: in-depth interview approach
title_short Service quality and customers’ patronage decision of healthcare insurance products: in-depth interview approach
title_full Service quality and customers’ patronage decision of healthcare insurance products: in-depth interview approach
title_fullStr Service quality and customers’ patronage decision of healthcare insurance products: in-depth interview approach
title_full_unstemmed Service quality and customers’ patronage decision of healthcare insurance products: in-depth interview approach
title_sort service quality and customers’ patronage decision of healthcare insurance products: in-depth interview approach
publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/37465/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/37465/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/37465/1/Service_Quality_and_Customers_Patronage_Decision_of_Healthcare_Insurance_Products1.pdf
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