“Satisfaction is a consumer‟s post purchase evaluation of the overall service experience
(process and outcome). It is an affective (emotion) state of feeling reaction in which the
consumer‟s needs desires and expectations during the course of the service experiences
have been met or exceeded” (Hunt, 1977).
“Satisfaction is a post choice evaluation judgment concerning a specific purchase
decision, on the other way it can be approximated by the equation: satisfaction =
perception of performance – expectations” (Oliver & Richard, 1980, p.482).
“Satisfaction is a summary, affective and variable intensity response centered on specific
aspects of acquisition and/or consumption and which takes place at the precise moment
when the individual evaluates the objectives” (Giese and Cote, 2000, p.3).
Zeithaml et al. (1990) defined satisfaction as an overall judgment, perception or attitude
on the superiority of service. The judgment is based on the discrepancy between
expectations and actual experiences of customer.