DECLARATION I hereby declare that the thesis is my own work and effort and that has not been submitted anywhere for any award. Where other sources of information have been used, they have been acknowledged.The content and figures presented in the thesis reflected a fair and true situation of the internship organization. Hanoi, May, 2016 Student Le Thi Hao LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ABTRACT The study focused on customer satisfaction with customer service at Agribank Ha Tinh Branch. Serverqual model was employed in the assessment of customer satisfaction of the bank.
The questionnaire was handed out at the bank for one month, from mid of March to mid of April, 2016. The results showed that the customers are mainly satisfied with all customer services at Agribank Ha Tinh Branch. The research presented here has profound implication for future studies of the bank and may one day help solve problems about customer service at this bank. LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Firstly, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to MA Ngo Thi Viet Anh, my supervisor who has given valuable guidance, advices, and comments throughout the whole period of this minor thesis.
Needless to say, without his support, the thesis would not be either inspired or finished. Secondly, I want to thank Ms Nguyen Thi Dien- Director of Agribank Ha Tinh Branch; Mr Duong Dinh Luong- Head of Thach Ha transaction office and Tran Thi Huyen Trang-the credit officer for giving me the permission to commence the thesis, to do the necessary research work and to use departmental data as well as supporting me during my study. Especially, I warmly thanks to my beloved parents, family members and close friends for their support and encouragement not only during the period of this minor thesis but also for my whole life. Finally, because of limitation of time and knowledge, mistakes are unavoidable, so I wish to have more opportunities.
I also wish to receive more contributions and suggestions to make my thesis better. LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF ABRREVIATION Agribank Ha Tinh: Ha Tinh Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. P: Perception E: Expectation BIDV: Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam Vietinbank: Viet Nam Join Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES Table 1. Customer profile Table 2.
Data collected about customer satisfaction according to Reliability dimension. Data collected about customer satisfaction according to Responsiveness dimension Table 4. Data collected about customer satisfaction according to Empathy dimension. Data collected about customer satisfaction according to Tangibility dimension.
Table 6: Data collected about customer satisfaction according to Assurance dimension. Data collected on customer satisfaction according to SERVQUAL model Table 8. Data collected on customer loyalty at Agribank Ha Tinh Figure 1. Data collected on the level of customer satisfaction with customer service at Agribank Ha Tinh Branch.39 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION.iii LIST OF ABRREVIATION.iv LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES.v TABLE OF CONTENTS.1 CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW.Overview of customer service.Good customer service.Overview of Agribank Ha Tinh branch.The importance of good customer service in banking sector.18 CHAPTER 2: THE STUDY.Data analysis and discussion.Assessment of customer satisfaction with customer service at Agribank Ha Tinh Branch.26 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.
General assessment about the customer’s satisfaction with customer service at Agribank Ha Tinh Branch.35 CHAPTER 3: SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING CUSTOMER SERVICE AT AGRIBANK HA TINH BRANCH.Developing a system for handling customer’s complain.Establishing more suitable price for bank’s service. Improving the quality of bank’s services.Improving auto bank machine at Agribank Ha Tinh branch.Developing marketing activities for the bank. Major findings of the study. Limitations of the study and suggestions for further study.51 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.
Rationale of study Today, customer service has been recognized as playing a crucial role for success and survival in competitive market. However not many of banks in Vietnam have paid adequate attention to customer service, especially when both domestic and global competition is getting fiercer and fiercer. Being one of the top branches of the Agribank with a quite growth, Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development-Ha Tinh Branch has achieved a certain success in this field. This bank is known as the largest commercial bank in Ha Tinh province.
However, in recent years, at this branch its sale has a trend of declining. This reason for this partly lies in its customer service. After taking a close look at the banks performance. I decide to chose Assessment of Agribank’s customer service in Ha Tinh Branch as the topic for my thesis with a view to examining the banks customer service and making some recommendation to improve it.
I hope that the topic will contribute to helpVietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development to has orientations and measures to develop electric banking service in the new period. Aims of study The study is carried out to analyze the perception and expectation of bank customers as regards to customer service of Agribank Ha Tinh branch from mid of March to mid of April, and make assessment of customer’s satisfaction with customer service at this bank based on the SERVQUAL model. As a result, proposing some solutions in order to improve the customer service at Agribank Ha Tinh Branch. LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.
Scope of the study The study is to analyze and assess customer’s satisfaction with customer services at Agribank Ha Tinh Branch from mid of March to mid of April. Methods of the study This study is presented and discussed based on methods such as statistical methods, analytical methods and a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. Organization of the study There are five main parts in my thesis. The first part is the introduction dealing with the rationale, aims, scope, methods, and organization of the study.
The second part is the chapter 1 that gives overall knowledge of customer service, customer satisfaction and Agribank Ha Tinh Branch. The third part is chapter 2 that is the most important part of the study. The function of part 2 is to assess the customer’s satisfaction with customer service at Agribank Ha Tinh Branch. The other part is chapter 3 presenting some solutions and recommendations to improve customer service at Agribank Ha Tinh Branch.
The last part is the conclusion that refers major findings, limitations of the study and suggestion for further study. LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW 1. Overview of customer service 1.The definition of customer service Customer service is a pressing issue in this decade. In the ever- expanding market of today’s competitive industries, few topics have received as much attention, both in time and money, as the need to have excellent service personnel.
Providing customer service is a skill that will set a company apart from its competitors. There are many definitions of customer service given different by different authors. Zeithaml and Bitner (2003) defined customer service as a series of activities designed to enhance the level of customer’s satisfaction that is the feeling that a product or service has met customer’s expectation. Levy, Weitz ( 2007, 599) chimed in by suggesting that customer service is all of retailer activities that increase value received by consumer when shopping.
According to this definition, customer service is an activity that increase the value. Customer service is identifiable, but sometimes intangible, activities undertaken retailer in conjunction and service it sells (Berman, Evans, 2007; 647). Intangibility, one of the main characteristics of services, is valid for customer service, too. Customer service is viewed as service that support the provision of the company’s core product (Pettigrew, 2008, 257) The diversity of customer service definitions can be concluded that customer service is the provision of services to customer before, during, after a purchase.
It varies by product, industry and customer. LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.The main feature of customer service According to Rissanen (2005, 20-21), there are at least five features that describe customer service. Intangibility Service is not something you can store, service happens with the customer each time and each time it can be a different. You can not return service like you can return tangible product.
Pricing a service can be difficult or may be even impossible. Coexistence Producing a service often happens in an interactive process where both the users and the service producer are in interaction. This interactive process might take just few second or it might last decades. New product and new distribution channel Service can happen through many channels, for example, via phone or on the internet.
Heterogeneity and unique variation Because service is intangible, unique and passing, product responsibility or consumer protection is hard to apply on a service. Monitoring quality and pricing is difficult. Creativity Each service situation is unique and it gives the service provider space for being creative. LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.
Good customer service 1.Definition of good customer service According to Trappe T & Tullis (2005, 101) good customer service means offering high quality products and services, answering quries, making it easy for customer to order and pay for goods, and delivering on time. Companies also need to have a system for handling complains, so that if they make a mistake or offer poor service, they can deal with the problem. In addition, most companies need to train their customer service staff to deal politely with customer. To get better service, staff are trained in the LEARN routine- Listen, Empathise, Apologise, React, Notify to deal with complaints.
Rissanen (2002,17) defined good customer service is seen as a desirable value. Good customer service is created together with the customer in a service situation. Customer service is something that is done for the customer. These definitions pointed some characteristics of good customer service.
Good customer service is about understanding the needs of diffrent customers, keeping promises and delivering consistenly high standard with the content: Organizational commitment to a customer service culture Provision of clear, relevant and accessible information Well trained, customer-focused staff Good communication Quick resolution of customer’s problems Effective use of customer feedback to help resolve common problmes 1.The importance of good customer service Knowing how to deliver high quality customer service is a major challenge facing organizations, whether in the private, public or voluntary LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Customers are much more demanding than they were even five years ago; they are less likely to tolerate poor service and more likely to take their money elsewhere if they get poor service. Successful organizations in the future will be those which build and sustain a reputation for excellent service. A key element of success will be the competence of those people employed in customer-facing roles within organizations, good customer service.
Good customer service is the better half of a real successful business. The importance of good customer service to business organizations are as follows (Vivek Bindra, 2014, 10-11): a. Good publicity: Good customer service leads to good publicity from customer. If you offer good customer service to your clients they tend to discuss with their friends or family that works as a very concept of worth of mouth publicity for your products and service.
This tends to create not only the awareness of your brand but also boots the popularity of your products and services provided by you. Satisfied shareholder: Happy customer will lead to higher profitability and higher profitability, happier will be the shareholder of your orgnanization resulting in increased return on investment (ROI) c. Higher profit: Rendering good customer service will reinforce the customers to buy more and more often. Repeat puchase will boost the revenue of the organization resulting in higher profits.