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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no3.1267

The Effect of Corporate Communication and Service Quality on Customer Loyalty and Satisfaction in Sharia Banking  

LUBIS, Adelina (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Sumatera Utara)
DALIMUNTHE, Ritha (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Sumatera Utara)
ABSAH, Yeni (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Sumatera Utara)
FAWZEEA, Beby Karina (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Sumatera Utara)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.3, 2021 , pp. 1267-1274 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to analyze the effect of corporate communication and service quality on loyalty mediating satisfaction. The population of this study is 384 Islamic bank customers in North Sumatra. This research is quantitative research using the survey method. The number of research samples was 384 customers. Characteristics of this research sample were (1) Savings customers who actively carried out transactions in Islamic banks (2) Savings customers who had used bank services for at least 1 year (3) Savings customers who used services directly and individually. The data analysis technique used in this study was the Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Model (SEM-PLS) analysis technique, using Warp-PLS 3.0 software. This study investigates the largest Islamic banks in North Sumatra, namely Bank Syariah Mandiri, Bank BNI Syariah, and Bank BRI Syariah. The results show that company communication has a positive and significant effect on satisfaction, service quality has a positive and significant effect on satisfaction, company communication has a positive and significant effect on loyalty, service quality has a positive and significant effect on loyalty, satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on loyalty. There is also a significant effect of satisfaction on the relationship between company communication and loyalty, and the relationship between service quality and loyalty. This study contributes to Islamic banking to increase customer loyalty.
Keywords
Corporate Communication; Service Quality; Satisfaction; Loyalty;
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