3.4. Research Design and Procedures
The research design of present study is twofold as it is exploratory as well as descriptive in nature.
The study starts on an exploratory note and research design remains exploratory till the identification
of loyalty antecedents. Later, when the assessment of customer loyalty takes centre stage,
the research design becomes descriptive.
An instrument for assessment of customer loyalty has been designed on the basis of previously
identified antecedents. It consisted of 35 measurement items related to the constructs of service
quality, customer satisfaction, trust, commitment, corporate image, switching costs and communication.
The study borrowed items from previous researches in the areas of these antecedents
where these items have been used to measure their respective construct effectively and modified
them as per the context of present study and nature of life insurance services in order to make
them more relevant and thus, more effectual. A five - point Likert scale, ranging from “1 =
strongly disagree” to “5 = strongly agree” was used. Table 1 lists the constructs and measures
used for assessment of customer loyalty.
3.4. Research Design and Procedures
The research design of present study is twofold as it is exploratory as well as descriptive in nature.
The study starts on an exploratory note and research design remains exploratory till the identification
of loyalty antecedents. Later, when the assessment of customer loyalty takes centre stage,
the research design becomes descriptive.
An instrument for assessment of customer loyalty has been designed on the basis of previously
identified antecedents. It consisted of 35 measurement items related to the constructs of service
quality, customer satisfaction, trust, commitment, corporate image, switching costs and communication.
The study borrowed items from previous researches in the areas of these antecedents
where these items have been used to measure their respective construct effectively and modified
them as per the context of present study and nature of life insurance services in order to make
them more relevant and thus, more effectual. A five - point Likert scale, ranging from “1 =
strongly disagree” to “5 = strongly agree” was used. Table 1 lists the constructs and measures
used for assessment of customer loyalty.
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