Customer satisfaction and consumer expenditure in selected European countries

Matthew C. H. Yeung, Bala Ramasamy, Junsong Chen and Stanley J. Paliwoda
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Matthew C. H. Yeung: OUHK - The Open University of Hong Kong
Junsong Chen: East China University of Science and Technology
Stanley J. Paliwoda: University of Strathclyde [Glasgow]

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Abstract: The relationship between customer satisfaction and company performance has been extensively researched at both the consumer and firm levels. However, little is known about the impact of customer satisfaction at the economy-wide level, especially in Europe. This study aims to link customer satisfaction to personal consumption expenditure using panel data collected from 1999 to 2011 and covering nine European countries. Our findings suggest a significant relationship between customer satisfaction and consumer expenditure in these countries. In addition, economic structure, culture, political economy and socio-economic factors have been examined to understand the impact of cross-country differences on this relationship. The results reflect the importance of satisfied consumers on the economy as a whole; thus, efforts at boosting customer satisfaction should become a national agenda.

Keywords: Customer satisfaction; Personal consumption expenditure (PCE); Customer satisfaction index (CSI); Service economy; Self-expressive values; Economic freedom (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-12-01
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Published in International Journal of Research in Marketing, 2013, 30 (4), 406-416 p. ⟨10.1016/j.ijresmar.2013.06.001⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijresmar.2013.06.001

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