Impact of Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction and Firm Performance in Nepalese Life Insurance Companies
Jitendra Prasad Upadhyay1, Pitri Raj Adhikari2
1Jitendra Prasad Upadhyay*, Associate Professor, Commerce Campus, T. U, Nepal
2Pitri Raj Adhikari, Lecturer, Shanker Dev Campus, T. U, Nepal
Manuscript received on January 22, 2021. | Revised Manuscript received on February 15, 2021. | Manuscript published on February 28, 2021. | PP: 110-115 | Volume-10 Issue-3, February 2021. | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijeat.C21910210321 | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.C2191.0210321
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Abstract: This paper attempts to examine the impact of service quality on customer satisfaction and firm performance in Nepalese life insurance companies. Data are collected through structured and self-administered questionnaire from 350 respondents of 19 life insurance companies which are based on SERVQAL model. Descriptive and causal-comparative research design have used to achieve the objectives and descriptive statistics, correlation, as well as multiple regression models, have been used to analyze the data. It is observed that reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, and tangibles have a positive and significant impact on customer satisfaction and firm performance. It is also found that responsiveness shows the highest positive correlation with customer satisfaction and performance in terms of ROA and assurance demonstrates the least positive correlation with customer satisfaction and ROA
Keywords: Customer satisfaction, Firm performance, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, Empathy, Tangibles.
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