THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON DISSERTATION Assignment title: A Study of Service Quality of TPBank Livebank in HCM Course/ Programme: BCs (Hons) Business Management Module: BAM6003 Dissertation Tutor: Dr David Ratcliffe Superior: Dr Asma Begum Student’s name: Tran Nguyen Thanh Mai Student’s ID: 2124881 Email: tnm2ocd@bolton.uk Assignment length: 10.000 words Submission deadline: 1st May 2023 DECLARATION I guarantee that I researched independently on the “A Study of Service Quality of TPBank Livebank in HCM” research project. By signing this document, I verify that all knowledge, information, and data included in the article were obtained from the company’s web-based, internet, and some other academic resources. Thank you! Ho Chi Minh, 1st May 2023 Tran Nguyen Thanh Mai 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First, I would like to sincerely thank Dr David, Dr Asma, and Dr Trinh for providing me with everything necessary to complete this thesis on time. I am grateful for all the lectures from the Banking University and the University of Bolton, for providing the theories and research materials that helped complete the research paper.
Finally, I would also like to thank my parents for their encouragement and support throughout the research process. Due to the limited completion time and professional experiences, the study may have many errors. Therefore, I look forward to receiving comments and suggestions from teachers and everyone to improve my future career. Ho Chi Minh, 1st May 2023 Tran Nguyen Thanh Mai 3 ABSTRACT Purpose: The customers' expectations and perceptions are pivotal in determining the service quality of any business, and the digital banking sector is no exception.
The purpose of the study is of utmost importance as it aims to delve deeper into the customers' expectations and perceptions regarding the Service Quality of TPBank LiveBank (LiveBank), a digital bank. The research conducted through five SERVQUAL dimensions will provide a comprehensive understanding of the factors that drive customers' satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the services offered by LiveBank. This analysis will enable the researchers to provide valuable recommendations and insights for enhancing service quality and improving customer experience. Methodology: The SERVQUAL scale, designed by Parasuraman et al.
(1988), is a comprehensive questionnaire that is instrumental in determining the quality/satisfaction causal order. The questionnaire consists of 22 multiple-choice questions divided into five parts, namely Reliability, Assurance, Responsiveness, Empathy, and Tangibles. To maintain concision, the answers are duplicated for both expectation and perception, and the responses are recorded on a 7-point Likert scale that ranges from 1 “totally disagree” to 7 “totally agree”. The secondary data for the analysis of primary data are collected from the internet and TPBank's web-based resources.
As a professional, it is imperative to use such a well-designed tool to accurately measure and analyze customer satisfaction. 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION. 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 5 LIST OF FIGURES.
7 LIST OF TABLES. 12 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW. Digital Banking concepts. Service quality concept.
26 CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. Onion layer 1: Research philosophy. Onion layer 2: Research approach. Inductive: Building theory.
Deductive: Testing theory. Onion layer 3 and 4: Research strategies and Research Choice. Research choice: choosing a quantitative, qualitative or multiple methods research design. Onion layer 5: Time horizon.
Onion layer 6: Techniques and procedures. 39 CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS AND DATA ANALYSIS. Demographics of respondents. Overall gap on all factors.
49 CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSIONS/ RECOMMENDATIONS. 73 Section 2: SERVQUAL questionnaire. 73 Appendix 2: Histogram of Responsive dimension. 76 Appendix 3: Research ethics.
77 6 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1: Unique characteristics of service .1: Financial Statement of TPBank 2022. 40 LIST OF TABLES Table 4.1: Mean score of customers' expectation and perception, Gap score .3: Frequency and Percentage of customers' perception. Research background Nowadays, the banking industry is critical to the operation of modern society. The impact of the “Fourth Industrial Revolution, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Tranransformat” on consumer behaviour and the functioning of the economy is of great interest to both economists and policymakers (Tan et al.
Then, the digitalization of service channels has led to significant changes in consumers’ impressions of the service experience (Son et al. For instance, before the introduction of Digital banking, clients tend to conduct transactions with one bank. However, nowadays, more information is now available, and search and transaction costs have been reduced, which has encouraged customers to use various banks at once. That becomes even more crucial as the Covid-19 pandemic alters how people do banking activities.
The banking industry observed an increase in the using online banking service and digital payments significantly, (Seetharaman, 2020; Naem and Ozuem, 2021). For example, in May 2021, an online survey of 600 US consumers was done through a press statement by Provident Bank, a reputable financial institution. The majority of respondents (91%) indicated they conduct their banking using digital methods. More than half of those clients (53%) said they had changed to digital banking because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Furthermore, 87% of customers are very satisfied or satisfied with the digital/mobile banking options available, and 63% use mobile banking apps frequently (Provident Bank, 2021) In the current context, the quick change to process digitalization is both exciting and extremely sensitive. As banks are still reluctant to move to the online process, (Seetharaman, 2020). In contrast, banking companies are gradually eliminating or cutting back on their physical location and relying more on digital services (Wang et al. Digital banking can be considered as a process innovation that replaces 8 physical branches to provide banking services without a physical store because it has substantially lower unit costs than traditional channels for various types of transactions, (DeYoung et al.
As a result, consumers who conduct transactions with digital banks will typically pay lower service fees than those who do so with traditional banks. Another crucial thing is that the expectation of consumers will significantly increase as the bank gains a certain level of customer service quality. In today's intensely competitive market, the client is the key performance indicator for all marketing, and ensuring their happiness is the first priority when creating any good or service. High- quality customer service is critical for the success and survival of any industry because it meets consumer needs and, as a result, will enhance brand loyalty, market share, and profitability (Kumari & Rani, 2011 cited in Kaur et al.
To stay ahead of its competitors, the bank must adopt a policy to improve service constantly, (Avkiran, 1999). The trend demonstrates the strategic concept of developing a positive relationship with the customer, and finally, an “emotional connection” with them in an effort of ensuring loyalty and lifetime benefits, (Levy, 2022), is becoming depend more on the digital platform and customer interactions with the service’s online content. Banks need to continually examine their service quality to guarantee that consumers are always satisfied. There are a large number of research have committed that service quality is a critical factor in determining customer experience in the banking sector, then promoting customer loyalty (Avkiran, 1994).
Maintaining high-quality customer service is an important component of an overall strategy for sustaining successful relationships. As a result, service quality has been considered as a crucial contributing factor able to retain customers for the firm (Ennew and Binks, 1996 cited in Avkiran, 1999, p. The SERVQUAL scale of Parasuraman et al. (1985, 1988) is an excellent tool in the terms of close examination of the relationship 9 between factors to measure service quality.
Therefore, accessing service quality is a hot topic for researchers and one of great importance to service providers and many regulatory agencies, which influence the competitiveness of an organization (Edvardsson, 1998), providing good services means matching the consumer’s expectations (Lewis and Mitchell, 1990). Academic researchers have established that measuring customer satisfaction and service quality are two distinct dimensions that should be evaluated separately to gain a comprehensive understanding of the quality/satisfaction causal order. As Parasuraman et al. (1985) suggest, customer expectations of service providers' performance and evaluation of the actual service received are two measures of service quality that should be examined individually.
Furthermore, Lewis and Booms (1983) posit that the deviation between customer perceptions and expectations of vital components of service quality represents the degree and direction of service quality (Lewis and Booms 1983 cited in Lewis, 1993, p. In summary, researchers emphasize the importance of understanding both customer expectations and their perceptions of actual service quality to gauge the overall satisfaction with the service provider. According to Nguyen et al. (2020), Digital banking in Vietnam is developing rapidly, many banks are gradually launching digital technology transaction spaces such as Vietcombank (Digital Lab), OCB (Omi channel), and many other commercial banks (MPBank, Techcombank, etc.
Particularly, Tien Phong Commercial Join Stock Bank, abbreviated as TPBank. This is one of the leading joint stock commercial banks in Vietnam and was established on 5 May 2008, (TPBank, 2023). Standing an excellent strategy with a strong foundation, and the brand slogan “A Deeper Understanding”, TPBank has developed into a prominent digital bank in Vietnam with a variety of digital financial products. Particularly, since 2013, the bank has launched its first smart technology products in Vietnam, including the eCounter, eGold Technology Solution, 10 and Multi-Functions Card.
After that, in 2014, the bank made its mark by becoming the first to publish an eBank version built on the HTML5 platform, merging both mobile and internet banking into a single version. There are five different main digital banking products, including TPBank Mobile Application, Savy – Supper App for Savings, TPBank SoftPOS, TPBank QuickPay and LiveBank 24/7, (TPBank, 2023). Over the last 10 years, TPBank has demonstrated a long-term vision and sustainable development roadmap by gradually establishing its national branch-office network and steadily growing its level of cooperation with variable partners. By the end of 2021, TPBank had over 500 transaction points, including LiveBank automated, and individual customers totaled 5 million.
The study has two purposes. First, it uses the SERVQUAL scale based on Parasuraman et al. (1985, 1988) gap theory and Likert scale (7 points) which can reveal the gap about the service quality (customer exepectations and perceptions) that they received during the transactions. The second purpose is to conduct an examination of the relationship through five SERVQUAL dimensions to describe and assess the Service Quality of TPBank LiveBank (LiveBank), a digital bank.
In order to research more information and recommendations for the service quality of the firm. The chosen topic is the Service Quality of TPBank Livebank in HCM. Research objective The principal objective of this paper are: To conduct a critical literature review of Service Quality To investigate how TPBank Livebank’s Service Quality. To propose recommendations to improve the Service Quality of TPBank LiveBank 1.
Research question The study aims to answer the following research questions: Question 1: Is TPBank LiveBank's service quality good? Question 2: Does TPBank LiveBank HCM's service quality meet the needs of customers? 12 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 2. Digital Banking concepts Traditional banking services have been controlled to produce "digital banking," which allows users to access banking products and services through online or electronic platforms (Haralayya, 2021). Due to the implementation of major digital platforms such as “ATMs, Internet banking, Mobile banking, cash deposit machines, and UPI transactions” (Venna and Janarthananpillai, 2022; Kaur et al. Indriasari et al.
(2022) showed that Digital banking has been expanded as a result of the development of the internet, cell phones, and new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, cloud computing, and open API. In other research, Alalwan et al. However, along with the continuous development of the application of digital banking in the banking system, Online Economic Transactions are under pressure for the banking industry, especially traditional banks, and digital banks. “With FinTech attracting millions of new customers, incumbents face a need for bold action that is becoming more urgent by the day”, (Bhapkar et al., 2021 cited in Nugroho and Hamsal, 2021, p.