BANKING ACADEMY OF VIETNAM ADVANCED PROGRAM GRADUATION THESIS THE IMPACT OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS MANAGEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BANK: A CASE STUDY OF VP BANK Student name : Ngo Ngoc Thao Class : K22CLCA Academic year : 2019 - 2023 Faculty : Banking Student ID : 22A4011198 Supervisor : PhD Do Thi Thu Ha Hanoi, May 2023 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Graduation thesis in Banking with the title "The Impact of Customer Relationship Management on the Performance of the Bank: A Case Study of VP Bank" is the product of a long process of hard work and encouragement from teachers, friends, and family. The author wishes to express gratitude to those who assisted me during the course of my study and thesis completion via this page. First and foremost, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the lecturers, particularly my supervisor, Ph. Do Thi Thu Ha, for her focused attention, lessons, and advice, which provided me with crucial knowledge and necessary skills during the course.
More significantly, everything I've learned here will surely help me tremendously in my future career. I'd like to convey sincere thanks to the Banking Academy's leadership and the Banking Faculty's faculty for creating favorable conditions for me to complete my graduation thesis. Finally, I am pleased to show gratitude to the leaders and members of the VPBank - West Hanoi branch for their passionate assistance and for establishing good conditions for me to obtain more important materials for the thesis. However, due to a lack of professional expertise and practical experience, the limitation of the content of the research is inevitable.
I hope to receive comments and additional guidance from lectures so that I can add to this graduation thesis. i DECLARATION I declare that this Graduation Thesis has been composed solely by myself and that it has not been submitted, in whole or in part, in any previous application for a degree. Except where stated otherwise by reference or acknowledgment, the work presented is entirely my own. Hanoi, May 2023 Signature Ngo Ngoc Thao ii TABLE OF CONTENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
vi LIST OF TABLE AND FIGURES. Statement of the Problem and Rationale for the Study. Significance of the Study. Significance of the study.
Purpose of the study. Scope of the study. Questions of the Study. Organization of the thesis.
6 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW.1 Characteristics of Customer Relationship Management .1 Definition of Customer Relationship Management .2 Characteristics of Customer Relationship Management .3 The Role and Benefits of Customer Relationship Management in the Banking Sector .2 Customer Relationship Management Elements. Social Network Interaction. Overview of Bank Performance. Definition of Bank Performance.
Factors Affect Bank Performance. Bank Performance and the Effect of CRM. Overview of Vietnam Prosperity Joint-Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) 20 2. Formation and Development History of VPBank.
Vision, Mission, and Core Values of VPBank. Outstanding Products and Services of VPBank. Sample and Data Collection. Data Analysis Procedures.
27 CHAPTER 3: FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS. Business performance of VPBank in the period from 2020-2022. Profit and Loss Statement. The Reality of CRM Practices at VPBank.
Customer database system. Analyzing customer database. Selecting target customer. Evaluation of CRM practices at VPBank.
Impact of CRM on the bank performance of VPBank. 48 CHAPTER 4: CONCLUSION, LIMITATION, AND RECOMMENDATION. Limitation and Recommendation. 59 v ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation Definition CRM Customer Relationship Management VPBank Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank vi LIST OF TABLE AND FIGURES Tables Name Table 1.1 Benefits of CRM Concept Table 2.1 Cronbach’s alpha values and internal consistency Table 2.2 Level of relationship according to Pearson correlation Table 3.1 Business performance of VPBank 2020-2022 Table 3.2 Profit of VPBank 2020-2022 Table 3.3 VPBank Diamond priority classification Table 3.4 Reliability Test Table 3.5 Correlation Test Result Table 3.6 Regression model summary Table 3.7 Correlation Test Result Table 3.8 Correlation Test Result Table 3.9 Coefficients of Customer database Table 3.10 Correlation of Employee's behavior Table 3.11 Correlation of Physical environment Figures Name Figure 1.1 Theoretical framework Figure 2.1 Capital Mobilization Proportion of VPBank 2020-2022 Figure 2.2 Analysis of Loans by Terms of VPBank 2020-2022 vii Figure 2.3 Gender Structure of participants Figure 2.4 Age Structure of participants Figure 2.5 Workplace of participants Figure 2.6 Most Used Services provided by VPBank Figure 2.7 Service Channel of VPBank Figure 2.8 Impression of Participants viii INTRODUCTION 1.
Statement of the Problem and Rationale for the Study The Banking - Finance sectors have undergone significant transformations in recent years. Many joint-stock commercial banks were established, along with foreign bank branches and joint venture banks. All of these factors contribute to the diversity of a developed economy's financial system, such as Vietnam's. Accompanying the development of the banking industry is fierce competition to attract customers to their bank and retain them.
In today's market economy, with its competitive environment, clients play a key role for each business in general, and the bank in particular, to survive and develop. Every company understands that customer retention and development are important elements of its overall strategy. As a result, expanding business products and services to satisfy customer wants and expectations and preserve client loyalty is more important than ever. Building a CRM system for the purpose of developing relationships with potential customer groups and maintaining long-term relationships with existing customer groups not only adds value to customers but also increases profits for businesses, particularly those in the banking industry.
Therefore, CRM is considered an organization's core competency in a highly competitive business environment. However, implementation is still difficult, so the number of successful projects is still relatively low, and banks often miss the opportunity to increase loyalty and expand sales. Besides the opinion that the effectiveness of CRM activities will help the bank acquire new potential customers as well as maintain the loyalty of existing customers, there are also negative views about the need to create this system. So, what exactly is CRM? Is it truly beneficial to Vietnamese commercial banks? Or, to be more specific, the situation of executing CRM activities and what impact they have had on the performance of Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank recently.
Recognizing the importance of high applicability in practice as a result of clarifying the above problem, the researcher chose the topic "The Impact of Customer Relationship Management on the Performance of the Bank: A Case Study of VPBank" to investigate the practical application of the CRM process and the 1 effects of CRM on the bank's performance. From there, make recommendations to the Vietnam Prosperity Commercial Joint Stock Bank. Significance of the Study 2. Abroad Studies In the world, research on customer relationship management has been noticed since the early 1990s of the last century.
However, the theory of customer relationship management has only been popularized in the last decade and is constantly evolving. Currently, there have been several research on both theoretical and practical elements of CRM and its effects on organizations in a variety of areas. According to Peppers and Roger (2004) in their book "Managing Customer Relationships: A Strategic Framework", CRM is a management decision-making process with the ultimate goal of increasing customer value in order to create strong connections with customers through a customizable pace. In this book, the writers also developed the IDIC Model.
The IDIC Model stands for four actions (Identify, Differentiate, Interact, Customize) that companies should do in order to build stronger one-to-one relationships with their clients. In the study of Wu and Lu (2012), the authors showed that CRM is used to minimize expenses and increase company performance, which means profits are achieved through the satisfaction and loyalty of customers. According to their research, the primary purpose of any firm is to develop profitable customers. According to the Pareto 80/20 Rule, 80% of a company's income comes from 20% of its primary consumers.
Furthermore, according to Peppers and Rogers (1993), referenced in Wu and Lu (2012), the cost of getting a new customer is six times higher than the cost of retaining an existing customer. The reason for this is primarily due to existing clients becoming familiar with the products and services that have been provided. At the same time, if a customer has been satisfied for a long time, the customer no longer needs to hunt for products and services from competitors. CRM is thus an effective way for firms to improve customer loyalty and business efficiency.
With a sample of 350 bankers, Kocoglue (2012) accomplished a survey on CRM and client loyalty in the Iranian banking industry. The results of testing key 2 CRM variables indicate that customer database, understand customer needs and complaints, and provide specific solutions so that they can positively relate to customer loyalty. According to the author, using CRM in the firm will save expenses while improving the company's operational efficiency and profitability through customer satisfaction and loyalty. Adele and Gabriel (2013) studied the relationship between CRM and bank performance at ten money deposit banks in Nigeria.
This study shows that there is a significant relationship between CRM and bank performance. Furthermore, of the three aspects of CRM (Customer Identification, Customer Attraction, Customer Retention), customer identification has the most impact on bank performance. As a result, retail banks should strengthen their CRM strategies to improve their business viability, particularly their customer acquisition and retention policies, in order to avoid losing consumers to competitors. Domestic Studies In Vietnam, customer relationship management is gradually becoming a matter of concern because of its importance and the benefits it brings to businesses in different industries.
In particular, the increasingly competitive banking industry requires careful investment in CRM activities to make a difference, add value, and attract customers. Research on CRM in Vietnam is mainly qualitative studies, an in-depth understanding of CRM theory, and practical implementation at commercial banks, thereby pointing out shortcomings and making recommendations. Pham Chi Binh (2011) conducted a study on customer relationship management at the Quang Nam branch of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank). The study provides a theoretical framework for customer care activities at banks, summarizes achievements, and points out some shortcomings in CRM activities at banks.
Following that, the author provides guidance on how to construct a CRM system, including constructing a marketing function apparatus, overcoming perception restrictions, improving the CRM information system, and building a bank culture. Master's thesis of Nguyen Lan Anh (2015) with the topic "Customer management at Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of 3 Vietnam (BIDV) - Nghe An Branch" presented the theoretical basis of CRM, and assessed the current status of CRM activities at BIDV Nghe An branch according to the following contents: collect and analyze customer databases; through analysis, the bank will select target customers, identify services and products for target customers; create relationships and assess the satisfaction level of target customers. From there, propose solutions to improve the CRM strategy at the bank. In terms of the article, Nguyen Tien Dong examined the reasons why certain banks failed to implement CRM in his article "Customer relationship management, situation and solutions for Vietnamese commercial banks" published on the Financial and Monetary Research Forum.
There are five main reasons: (i) Banks have not paid enough attention to developing a complete CRM strategy or have encountered difficulties in strategy formulation; (ii) 90% of the bank's database is provided by the customer, and other necessary information is either unavailable or incorrect; (iii) CRM solution selection at some banks is not compatible with the bank's strategy and objectives; (iv) Lack of collaboration between departments in implementing CRM activities; (v) The human factor has not been fully exploited in the CRM implementation process. Significance of the study Through references to related studies, the issue of CRM has received the attention of many authors around the world.