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Professional service customers' commitment with their service providers: real estate brokerage industry in Hong Kong.

by Hon Chui Yuk, Milkie. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 151-170). / Abstract and questionnaire also in Chinese. / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.i / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TALE OF CONTENT --- p.vii / LISTS OF FIGURES --- p.ix / LISTS OF TABLES --- p.x / Chapter Chapter 1: --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- INDUSTRY BACKGROUND --- p.5 / Introduction --- p.5 / Real Estate Brokerage Industry --- p.5 / The Practice in Real Estate Brokerage Industry --- p.11 / Real Estate Agency Concept --- p.11 / Dual Role of Agent in Hong Kong --- p.13 / Nature of Occupation --- p.14 / Recent Changes in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry --- p.15 / Consequences of the Changes in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry …… --- p.21 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.26 / Service Marketing --- p.26 / Classification of Service - Highlighting the Human Dimension --- p.27 / Services Marketing - Importance of the Human Dimension Elements --- p.30 / Marketing Mix Concept --- p.31 / Service Encounter --- p.32 / Characteristics of Customer Contact Employees Affecting the Evaluation of Service Encounters --- p.36 / Effects of Service Encounters --- p.37 / Customer Retention and Relationship Marketing --- p.40 / Commitment - Essential Ingredient of Successful Long-Term Relationship --- p.42 / Relationship Quality/Strength - Ingredient of Relationship Development and Enhancement --- p.47 / Customer Perceived Service Quality --- p.62 / A Summary --- p.70 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- THE PROPOSED MODEL AND RESEARCH HYPOTHESES --- p.72 / A Model Of Service Relationship Formation and Enhancement --- p.74 / Conceptualization and Hypotheses --- p.78 / Relationship Formation stage →Relationship Enhancement stage --- p.78 / Relationship Enhancement stage →Outcomes --- p.87 / Effects of Trust and Satisfaction on Affective Commitment --- p.90 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- RESEARCH DESIGN AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY --- p.92 / Research Design --- p.92 / Sampling Design --- p.92 / Survey Administration --- p.94 / Research Instrument --- p.97 / Measures and Operationalization --- p.98 / Method of Analysis --- p.100 / Scale Analysis --- p.100 / Structural Equation Modeling --- p.100 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- ANALYSIS AND RESULTS --- p.104 / Respondent Profile --- p.104 / Structural Equation Modeling --- p.106 / Original Conceptual Model (CCOM) --- p.109 / Measurement Model Evaluation --- p.109 / Structural Equation Model Results --- p.114 / The Modified Conceptual Model (CCOM) --- p.120 / Measurement Model Evaluation --- p.120 / Structural Equation Model Results --- p.120 / Chapter Chapter 7: --- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION --- p.127 / Summary --- p.127 / Contributions of the Research --- p.129 / Limitations --- p.135 / Directions for Future Research --- p.136 / APPENDICES --- p.139 / REFERENCES --- p.151

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322225
Date January 1998
ContributorsHon, Chui Yuk Milkie., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Business Administration.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xi, 170 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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