From Figure 2 above, it can be said that customers’ attitude (ATT) toward the
firm was a predictor of customers’ willingness to engage in a relationship (CWER),
which supports hypothesis 5. The path between these two latent constructs is positive
(Pi2= 0.40 p < 0.01) and significant.
Thus, results revealed that all the hypothesized paths were significant. The
summary of the research findings are shown in Table 4.12. Table 4.13 shows the
standardized loadings, t-values, and fit indices for the proposed/base and final revised
model.
Table 4.12: Summary of research findings
Research hypotheses Significant findings
HI: The greater the customers’ willingness to
engage in a relationship (CWER) with a firm, the
higher the customers relationship share (RS) with
that firm.
Supported
H2: The higher the customer satisfaction (SAT),
the greater the customers relationship share (RS)
with the firm.
Supported
H3: The higher the customer satisfaction (SAT),
the more positive their attitude (ATT) toward the
firm.
Supported
H4: The greater the customers’ knowledge and
belief about a firm’s CRM program (KNOW), the
more positive the customers’ attitude (ATT)
toward the firm.
Supported
H5: The more positive the customer’s attitude
(ATT) toward the firm, the greater the customer’s
willingness to engage in a relationship (CWER)
with the firm.
Supported