A Structural Equation Model of Customer Loyalty towards eStartup: A Case Study of LW CHARM Cosmeceuticals Skin Care Brand

Authors

  • อรุณลักษณ์ สิทธิโรจน์
  • อนุสรณ์ คุณานุสรณ์
  • ลัดดา ปินตา

Keywords:

Customer loyalty, Online Customer Experience, Customer Satisfaction, Online Purchase Intention

Abstract

This paper aims to determine the factors which influence to customers' loyalty to start up business, and to test the goodness of fit of constructed model. By the use of the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), the model has been tested by employment of 385 subjects collected by method of multistage stage sampling. Results from this study indicated that all five factors - eCRM, Online Customer Experience, Customer Knowledge Management, Customer Satisfaction, and Online Purchase Intention - posted positively and statistically significant relations with customer loyalty [CMIN = 149.19, DF = 124, CMIN/DF = 1.20, GFI = 0.96, AGFI = 0.94, CFI = 0.99, RMSEA = 0.02, P = 0.06]. However, this study also found that customer experience is a key factor to a customer loyalty while customer satisfaction bridges between customers and target business in producing repurchase intention and word-of-mouth. Moreover, results from this study can be a guidance to have online marketing plan and strategy.

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2019-06-30

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สิทธิโรจน์ อ., คุณานุสรณ์ อ., & ปินตา ล. (2019). A Structural Equation Model of Customer Loyalty towards eStartup: A Case Study of LW CHARM Cosmeceuticals Skin Care Brand. RMUTL Journal of Business Administration and Liberal Arts, 7(1), 48–63. Retrieved from https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/balajhss/article/view/217697