The Effect of Relationship Marketing on Customer Loyalty in the Jordanian Pharmaceutical Industry

AL Dmour, Hani; Sweidan, Ghada

doi:10.21608/aja.2016.17600

	The Effect of Relationship Marketing on Customer Loyalty in the Jordanian Pharmaceutical Industry
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Article 23, Volume 36, Issue 1, June 2016, Pages 513-536 PDF (658.6 K)
Document Type: بحوث باللغة الإنجلیزیة
DOI: 10.21608/aja.2016.17600
Authors
Hani AL Dmour¹; Ghada Sweidan²
¹Marketing, The School of Business, The Univeristy of Jordan, The Hashemit Kingdom of Jordan
²Marketing Dept, The School of Business, The Univeristy of Jordan, The Hashemit Kingdom of Jordan
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to study the effect of relationship marketing dimensions on the customer loyalty in the Jordanian Pharmaceutical Industry and to determine which the most important dimensions has the strongest effect on attitude and behavior loyalty. The conceptual model was tested using data collected by means of self- administrated questionnaire distributed to a 286 pharmacies in Amman Governorate. The results of this research had showed that the relationship marketing dimensions which consist of communication, trust, satisfaction, commitment, social bond and financial bonds affect on attitude and behavior customer loyalty. The research had also found that the communication, satisfaction and financial bonds are the most important dimensions that have the strongest effect on attitude and behavior loyalty and where the social bonds had found been the weakest dimension. The findings of this research can be used as guide line for marketing department in Jordanian pharmaceutical industry to help them to be more successfully in planning their relationship marketing strategy and programs.

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