Impact of Internet Retail Service Quality Factors on Satisfaction of e-shoppers in Bangladesh
Keywords:
e-service quality, e-satisfaction, e-retailer, e-shopper.Abstract
The current Technological advancement in Bangladesh has opened up tremendous growth opportunity for e-commerce. Growing awareness and interest among consumers to use online for purchasing also play a very important role in the development of online retailers in Bangladesh. The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of Internet retail service quality factors on satisfaction of e-shoppers in Bangladesh. This is accomplished via two studies. First study based on qualitative focus group interviews to identify four variables important to consumers in their evaluation of the quality of online retailers. These are termed Ease of use, Access, Assurance, Performance, Information. Second study includes conducting a seven rating questionnaire survey collect data from 198 online customers. the researcher used statistical techniques like mean, standard deviation, correlation and regression analysis. The result supports all the hypothesis except H2. Which means Access is not significantly correlated to Satisfaction.
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Akter, S. (2016). Impact of Internet Retail Service Quality Factors on Satisfaction of e-shoppers in Bangladesh. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 26(4), 30–41. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/2410
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