Sri Lanka Journal of Marketing

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    A Review paper on the Impact of Social Influence on Event Attendees of Entertainment Events: with special reference to Face Book
    (Department of Marketing Management, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018) Chamikara, D. M.; Gunawardane, N.
    The Social Influence is an influential mode that used by the society surround us to influence for what they have already influenced by others. . In recent years this has been a popular concept which does grab the attention of the practitioners within the corporate world. Given this interest, the current researcher underlining the Face book Influence model intends to assess the relationship between Social Influence via the Face book and the Intention to participate in the context of the Entertainment Events in Sri-Lanka. Further, the literature evidence identified that dimensions of Social Influence namely Like, Comments, Shares, Ease of Use and Usability should be more focused when building a strong Social Influence as they do indicate a high relationship on Intention to participate. Hence, the current research identified that Social Influence is a significant predictor which does affect in manipulating the Intention to participate for Entertainment events in Sri-Lanka.
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    Impact of Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction with Special Reference to Mobile Telecommunication Industry of Sri Lanka
    (Department of Marketing Management, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Dharmadasa, S. A.; Gunawardane, N.
    Along with globalization, new technologies are introduced to the mobile telecommunication industry in order to enhance service quality which is consequential to attract and retain rational customers. Empirical evident is available between service quality and customer satisfaction of mobile telecommunication industry in Sri Lanka. However, researchers saw that measurements of service quality are different from country to country. Hence, research findings of different other countries could not be generalized to Sri Lankan context. Thus, there is a requirement to research the impact of service quality on customer satisfaction in mobile telecommunication industry in Sri Lanka in order to enhance the customer satisfaction. Data were collected from 388 customers of mobile telecommunication industry. Convenient sampling method was used to select the sample. Data were collected through a structural questionnaire and SERVPERF model was used. Results revealed that the major dimensions of service quality which impact to customer satisfaction are empathy, tangible and reliability. Other dimensions are responsiveness, assurance and technical quality do not impact on customer satisfaction. And, perceived value doesn’t moderate the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction in mobile telecommunication industry in Sri Lanka.