roductivity, service and marketing Companies are seeking to identify the needs and desires of customers in order to fulfill their satisfaction by providing them the required quality. Organizations realize the importance of the role played by the needs and desires of individuals in influencing their motivation and attitudes toward the goods and services and influencing their purchase behavior when making a purchase decision. At the same time, the quality of goods and services have a role in satisfying these needs and desires and achieve satisfaction also composing the loyalty for goods and services. The study of consumer behavior and identification of the factors affecting it are considered one of the most important marketing activities and it underpins the process of planning and product development and other marketing activities. (Sumaidei and others, 2008) Indicate that consumer behavior is an carried out by individuals in planning to buy a product or service, and represents an expression of human behavior act and an action regarding the procurement process to satiate the needs. Behavior is an external activity which represents a response to external environment stimuli and psychological factors such as motivation, learning and cognition and mental image in order to achieve the gratification and satisfaction of customers.
Customer satisfaction is achieved through access to goods and services with qualities that meet their needs and desires. If customer satisfaction is achieved through access to banking services with the required quality, it will compose for them the loyalty for this service. This loyalty may make them permanent bank costumers, which will satisfy them.
The workers in the field of banking services are aware of the effective role played by the achievement of customers' satisfaction and implant loyalty in them by responding to their requests, good dealing and fulfilling of promises.
Emotion plays a significant role in consumers' satisfaction; Consumer satisfaction is a source of great concern and an essential condition for competitiveness in the global market. The evaluation of customer satisfaction plays an important role in the stand for satisfaction or dissatisfaction, and organizations are working to develop appropriate treatments to achieve the highest level of costumer satisfaction and to avoid past mistakes, since customer satisfaction for the quality of provided services is the key for the organization success. Both public and private sectors have given much attention to the concept of customer satisfaction in the past couple of decades. Naturally, administrators have requested their staff to do customer satisfaction studies for their own organizations (Willard Hom 2000).Satisfaction is a feeling. It is a short-term attitude that can readily change given a constellation of circumstances. It resides in the user's mind and is different from observable behaviors such as product choice, complaining, and repurchase. (Oliver, R. 1999)That customer satisfaction expresses personal feeling of joy or disappointment, and (Kotler et al 2000) (Barakat, 2010) indicates in this regard that the expectations are perceptions of beneficiaries' customers from a service about the service quality level that they want and are trying to get by buying organization products. . The aim of the customers through the purchase of goods and services is to achieve satisfaction and this will be motivated by recurrent request for an item or service and continuing to deal with the producer. Joan L. Giese and Joseph A. Cote (2002) indicate that while the literature contains significant differences in the definition of satisfaction, all the definitions share some common elements. When examined as a whole, three general components can be identified: 1) consumer satisfaction is a response (emotional or cognitive); 2) the response pertains to a particular focus (expectations, product, consumption experience, etc.); and 3) the response occurs at a particular time (after consumption, after choice, based on accumulated experience, etc). Consumer responses followed a general pattern similar to the literature. Satisfaction was comprised of three basic components, a response pertaining to a particular focus determined at a particular time. Satisfaction is an emotional response to the experiences provided by and associated with particular products or services purchased, retail outlets, or even molar patterns of behavior such as shopping and buyer behavior, as well as the overall marketplace. An emotional response triggered by a cognitive evaluative process in which the perceptions of (or beliefs about) an object, action, or condition are compared to one's values (or needs, wants, desires) II.
The organizations of different kinds, including the banks seek to achieve the satisfaction of the customers, because it is well aware that the lack of satisfaction with them will make them leave this bank and deal with another bank. (Iyad 2011) indicates that government and non-government organizations have become interested in the quality of their products because it is a method that brings up the knowledge of the great changes in the external and internal environment of the organization as well as the growing interest of customers in quality products offered in the market.
This study focuses on knowing the extent of customers' satisfaction with the services quality provided by government and private commercial Iraqi banks in Baghdad by answering the following questions: V.
The study model is based on the dimensions of the service quality that have been identified by Berry, Parasuraman and Zeilthman 1985) Satisfaction model presented by (Al -samydai Mahmood & Rudaina Othman2006 (which refers to the measure of satisfaction, which depends on the actual performance of the product (the level of customer satisfaction achieved) -the expected level of performance (the level of need to obtain service)
The study of Al-Khafaji (2012) focused on Customer satisfaction as a mediator on the relationship between service quality And customer loyalty: A case study in Babylon Bank / Najaf branch .This study focused on Customer satisfaction as a mediator on the relationship between service qualities and customer loyalty and clarifies its impact in promoting customer loyalty. The data was collected by using a questionnaire as an essential tool after it has been taken of the study population (860) customers who deal with the National Bank of Babylon / Branch Najaf for more than a year and is still ongoing, in order to express their opinion accurately about the service quality, satisfaction and loyalty by virtue of their experience in dealing with the bank. Then it has been selected a random sample of (412 of them) for statistical analysis. The results showed a significant relationship between service quality and customer loyalty, the results also indicate that there is an impact of the dimensions of customer satisfaction in the relationship between service quality and customer loyalty.
As for Abbas Hussein Jawad and Sahar Abbas Hussein ( 2006), in their study about the impact of strategic planning in customer satisfaction according to the philosophy of total quality management, found that the continuous change in customers' tastes and desires and the increasing complexity of the environment surrounding the organization and the growing degree of competition as well as the breadth markets and contrast characteristics forced organizations to rethink of administrative concepts adopted including the concept of strategic planning and customer satisfaction in an effort to support their competitive advantage, which qualifies them to discriminate on the competitors of local or regional or international. This study examined the analysis of the relationship and influence between strategic planning and customer satisfaction in an industrial company. The study began from a research problem representing the weakness in awareness of Iraqi organizations concerning the importance of Strategic Planning and by not adopting the concept of strategic planning and apply it to all levels of the organization, such limits their ability to satisfy the desires of customers. The study sought to achieve a set of objectives, including: recognize the reality of strategic planning in the surveyed company and to identify the degree of satisfaction of the company's customers. on another level the study of Buanan2007 focused mainly on the quality and the impact of listening to the customer by workers to find out their needs, desires and expectations and identify appropriate activities to achieve the satisfaction of customers. The study also aimed to measure customer satisfaction to identify the level of customer satisfaction with the services provided by the adamantine institution in Algeria. The study showed that the evaluation of the service quality varies from a customer to another. And the service level in the ports does not rise to the level of customers' expectation so these services need to develop and improve. The organization, which seeks to succeed, should offer customers what they expect and prefer and what is offered should exceed the customer's expectation.
Obiead Salima(2012) indicates in his study that the adoption of marketing activities by banks helps the organization to respond to the needs and desires of customers and achieve their satisfaction and face the changes that occur in the market. This study focused on the marketing reality in the Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development through choosing sample of 40 customers. While the study results showed that workers are aware of the importance of running a successful relationship with customers and caring for them, it also improves the bank image and has an important role in achieving satisfaction with them. The study of Osama 2005 focused on three banks: National Bank of Kuwait and Gulf Bank and Bank of Kuwait al Ahly. Its aim was to determine marketing constraints that affect the satisfaction of the customers of three banks. In order to reach the results, it was chosen a sample of 59 employees from the banks. The results of the study showed that the training and rehabilitation of workers in the bank has a big role in achieving the satisfaction of the customers and provide high quality services. As for the study of Khaled (2012), it focused on measuring customer satisfaction with the quality of Islamic Banking. An Empirical Study for the Syrian Islamic Bank showed that there is a difference between customer expectations for quality of services provided and between their awareness of the actual performance of those services in the bank. Also tangibility, responsiveness and empathy have an active role in influencing the quality of services which are provided by the bank.
A reliability coefficient of ( Corbach's Alpha) 70% or higher is considered "acceptable" in most social science research situations. The result of this test in the current study in 79% as table (1) shows: From Table 2, we find that the nine questions about the characteristics of an average exceeded 4 and 3 exceeded six questions and this indicates that there is a need for the customers for these services. It has occupied the ( Your trust in commercial banks and their employees Question 3) ranked first among other characteristics, with an mean 4.5601. Customer satisfaction for the services of government commercial banks .government commercial banks achieved satisfaction for customers in all services except the employees are dealing honestly which achieve customers satiated in government commercial banks and The speed of workers response in government commercial banks achieve satiated for customers.
Table 5 : The level of satiated which is achieved by utilizing the services of private banks (from the viewpoint of the sample)
The extent of satiated level that achieved by utilizing from the services of private commercial banks
First dimension: the impact of reliability (ability to perform the promised service with trust and reliability) to achieve the satiated for the beneficiaries from the quality of provide services by private commercial banks Q1-The workers attention for the customers in the private commercial banks achieve to them satiated Customer satisfaction for the services of private commercial banks private commercial banks achieved satisfaction for customers in all services except (the employees are dealing honestly which achieve customers satiated in private commercial banks, the workers in the private commercial banks have sufficient information to answer customers' questions which achieve satiated for customers and the private commercial banks building and the internal arrangement can achieve satiated for customers) Table 7 : Comparison between the level of general satisfaction which is achieved by utilizing the services of government banks and the level of satisfaction which is achieved by utilizing the services of private banks
The dimensions Satisfaction of government banks services Satisfaction of private banks services first dimension :the impact of reliability (ability to perform the promised service with trust and reliability) to achieve the satiated for the beneficiaries from the quality of provide services +0.7741 +1.0624
Second dimension: the impact of assurance (safety, honesty and trust) to achieve beneficiaries satiated of government commercial and private banks services +0.0600 0.1455
Third dimension : the impact of empathy (access and good communication, understanding and attention to their beneficiaries) to achieve the beneficiaries satiated from government commercial banks service +1.0220 0.5771 Four dimension : the impact of responsiveness ( ready to assist beneficiaries and provide prompt service) to achieve the beneficiaries satiated from government commercial and private banks services +0.0456 0.5471 Five dimension : the impact of tangibility (physical facilities, equipment and workers) ) to achieve the beneficiaries satiated from government commercial and private banks services +0.6193 0.3135 General satisfaction 2.5210 2.6456
By applying the model of satisfaction the results showed that the value of the general satisfaction of the all services provided with the government commercial banks = 2.5210 As for the private commercial banks, the general satisfaction of the all services provided = 2.6456 and this indicates that the private commercial banks achieved more satisfaction from government commercial banks, but this difference is little( 0.123) VIII.
Results from the study show that the government commercial banks have not been able to respond to what is expected from customers. The employees are dealing honestly with a costumer which increases the level of satisfaction of costumers in government commercial banks.
Since the answers of the sample showed that the difference between what they expect to get and their need for this service (satisfaction) is equivalent of (-0.4338). This meaning that government banks were unable to meet customer demand for this service. The speed of workers response in government commercial banks achieved the satisfaction of customers with a (satisfaction) level equivalent to (-0.0017).
Volume VII Issue IX Version I Year ( ) As for the private commercial banks have not been able to respond to what is expected from customers about the point:
-"The employees are dealing honestly which leaves customers satiated in private commercial banks", since the answers of the sample showed that the difference between what they expect to get and their need for this service (satisfaction) and what is the reality, with a center minus equal to (-0.0863). This means that private banks were unable to meet customer demand for this service as well as for the private commercial banks building and the internal arrangement which can leave costumers satiated with a (satisfaction) level and equivalent to (-0.1996). -The government banks have achieved satisfaction to customers on each from: -The workers attention for the customers in the banks makes them satisfied and workers are fulfilling the promises which they gave to customers in the banks which also satisfies them. Workers in the banks are dealing with customers reliably which leaves them satiated. This is consistent with the Buanan2007 study focused mainly on the quality and the impact of listening to the customer by workers to find out their needs, desires and expectations and identify appropriate activities to achieve the satisfaction of customers. And also consistent with study of Obiead Salima (2012) the study.
Which showed that the awareness of workers in banks has the importance of running a successful relationship with customers and caring for them has an important role in achieving satisfaction with them.
The study also showed that customers of government and private banks are satisfied about :
-The workers in the banks have sufficient information to answer customers' questions which satisfies customers and the easy contact with employees in the banks also satisfies them. -The workers in the banks are understanding of the needs and desires of customers which satisfies customers and the workers readiness in the government commercial banks to help customers also satisfies them.
As for the private banks, it has achieved satisfaction to customers on:
-The easy contact with employees in the banks which satisfies customers. The workers in the banks are understanding of the needs and desires of customers which satisfies customers and the workers readiness in the government commercial banks to help also leaves them satisfied. And this consistent with study of Obiead Salima (2012) which shows that the awareness of workers of the importance of running a successful relationship with customers and caring for them; it also improves the bank image and has an important role in achieving satisfaction with them.
The study of Samir Ahmad and Abu Zneid. Shadi profit-Sharif (2009)showed that the physical facilities such as good appearance of workers, internal arrangement and the bank building have essential role for satisfying costumers. This is consistent with the results of this study. Overall the study showed that the private commercial banks achieved more satisfaction to their customers, but with a little difference compared with government banks The satisfaction of private commercial banks customers is equal to (2.6456), while the satisfaction of government commercial banks customers is equal to (2.5210 ).
-The government banks should improve their services with regard to: "The employees are dealing honestly which leaves customers satiated in government commercial banks" where the value of satisfaction is( -0.4338), as well as in relation to "The speed of workers response in government commercial banks satisfies customers" where the value of satisfaction is( -0.0017) -The private banks should improve their services with regard to: "the employees are dealing honestly which leaves customers satiated in private commercial banks" where the value of satisfaction is 0.5160, and)
"the private commercial banks building and the internal arrangement can satisfy customers" where the value of satisfaction is (-0.1996).
Generally the customers are satisfied about the government commercial banks services where the overall customers satisfaction is (2,5210). And the overall of customers satisfaction for private commercial banks is (2,6456).
This means that private commercial banks achieved more satisfaction by their customers, but with a little difference compared with government banks.
N of cases | Corbach's Alpha | N of items |
591 | .79 | 45 |
b) R esults general |
What is the need for the following properties while dealing with commercial | One- | Mean | Sig (2- |
banks | sample- | tailed ) | |
First Dimension : what is your need for the reliability(ability to perform the promised | test T | ||
service with confidence and reliability) when dealing with the services provided by | value | ||
commercial banks | |||
Q1-The workers attention for the customers in the commercial banks | 8.936 | 3.6701 | .000 |
Q2-workers are fulfilling the promises which they gave to customers in the | 16.336 | 3.7428 | .000 |
commercial banks | |||
Q3-Your trust in commercial banks and their employees | 51.854 | 4.5601 | .000 |
Q4-Workers in commercial banks are dealing with customers reliability | 50.939 | 4.5178 | .000 |
Second dimension: What do you need for assurance (safety, honesty and trust) when | |||
dealing with services of commercial banks | |||
Q5-the employees are dealing honestly with customers in commercial banks | 52.042 | 4.5296 | .000 |
Q6-Feeling of safety while dealing with commercial banks | 35.570 | 4.2555 | .000 |
Q7-Good reputation for commercial banks are generate tranquility for customers | 16.199 | 3.7293 | .000 |
which can satiated them | |||
Third dimension : What is your need for sympathy (access and good communication, | |||
understanding and attention to their beneficiaries) while dealing with services of | |||
commercial banks | |||
Q8-the workers in commercial banks have sufficient information to answer customers' | 20.280 | 3.8240 | .000 |
questions | |||
Q9-You can contact with employees in commercial banks easily | 9.794 | 3.4653 | .000 |
Q10-the workers in the commercial banks are understanding of to the needs and | 9.083 | 3.4349 | .000 |
desires of customers | |||
Four dimension: what do you need to respond ( ready to assist beneficiaries and | |||
provide prompt service) while dealing with services of commercial banks | |||
Q11-The speed of workers responsiveness in commercial banks | 22.742 | 4.0152 | .000 |
the sample |
Questions | Mean needs of service | Satisfaction of |
-Mean saturation of | government bank | |
government bank | services | |
services | ||
16-The workers attention for the customers in the government commercial banks | 4.2860-3.6701 | +0.6159 |
achieve to them satiated | ||
17-workers are fulfilling the promises which they gave to customers in the | 3.8832-3.7428 | +0.1404 |
government commercial banks achieve to them satiated | ||
18-the trust in government commercial banks and their employees achieve to them | 4.5712 -4.5601 | +0.0111 |
satiated | ||
19-Workers in government commercial banks are dealing with customers reliably | 4.5245 -4.5178 | +0.0067 |
which achieve to them satiated | ||
satisfaction for Reliability | +0.7741 | |
20-the employees are dealing honestly which achieve customers satiated in | 4.0 931-4.5296 | -0.4338 |
government commercial banks | ||
21-Feeling of safety while dealing with government commercial banks | 4.3 235-4.2555 | +0.0680 |
22-Good reputation for government commercial banks are generate tranquility for | 4.1557-3.7293 | +0.4264 |
customers which can satiated them | ||
Satisfaction for assurance | +0.0600 | |
23-the workers in the government commercial banks have sufficient information to | 4.0457-3.8240 | +0.2217 |
answer customers' questions which achieve satiated for customers | ||
24-the contact with employees in the government commercial banks easily which | 3.7073-3.4653 | +0.2420. |
achieve satiated for customers | ||
25-the workers in the government commercial banks are understanding the needs | 3.9932-3.4349 | +0.5583 |
and desires of customers which achieve satiated for customers | ||
Satisfaction for empathy | +1.0220 | |
26-The speed of workers response in government commercial banks achieve | 4.0135-4.0152 | -0.0017 |
satiated for customers | ||
27-the workers readiness in the government commercial banks to help customers | 4.5618-4.5245 | +0. 0473 |
achieve satiated for them | ||
Satisfaction for | +0.0456 | |
responsiveness | ||
28-The government commercial banks use modern equipment to provide their | 4.5212-4.2640 | +0.2572 |
services can achieve satiated for customers | ||
29-the workers in government commercial banks have good appearance can | 4.5279-4.2792 | +0.2487 |
achieve satiated for customers | ||
30-the government commercial banks building and the internal arrangement can | 4.2589-4.1455 | +0.1134 |
achieve satiated for customers | ||
Satisfaction for tangibles | +0.6193 |
16.572 | 4.3198 | .000 |
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