Effects of service quality and corporate image on decisions made by small business entrepreneurs in pathum thani province to use logitics services of J&T express (thailand) company limited and flash express (thailand) company limited
Abstract:
The purposes of this study were: 1) to study the service quality of logistics services provided by J&T Express (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Flash Express (Thailand) Co., Ltd., 2) to assess consumers confidence in the brand images of J&T Express (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Flash Express (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and 3) to examine how service quality and confidence in each company brand image influences the decision to use their logistics services among small business entrepreneurs in Pathum Thani province.
The sample group used in this study comprised 403 small business entrepreneurs in Pathum Thani province who used to use transportation and logistics services of J&T Express (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Flash Express (Thailand) Co., Ltd. The statistics used to analyze data comprised descriptive statistics: frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and inferential statistics: Pearsons correlation coefficient to test for multicollinearity and path analysis with structural equation modeling.
The study results revealed that: 1) the responsiveness dimension of service quality affected the decision to use the logistics services of J&T Express (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Flash Express (Thailand) Co., Ltd., 2) consumers confidence in the image of the company's brand in terms of service image affected the decision to use the logistics services of J&T Express (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Flash Express (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and 3) service quality and confidence in corporate brand image both influenced the decisions made by small business entrepreneurs in Pathum Thani province to use the logistics services provided by these two firms with service quality and confidence in brand image having a total effect of .61 and .81, respectively and at a statistically significant level of .01.