1 1 A Research Project Report ON Customer Satisfaction Measurement At A project submitted to The Bhavnagar University of Bhavnagar In partial fulfillment For the Degree Of Bachelor of Business Administration (2011-2012) Prepared By:Guided By:Jagdish JoliyaJayesh Goswami Seat No: 19 (assistant professor ) Submitted to: Shree H. K. Parekh College of Management-MAHUVA Affiliated to: Bhavnagar University Bhavnagar
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A
Research Project Report
ON
Customer Satisfaction MeasurementAt
A project submitted to
The Bhavnagar University of Bhavnagar
In partial fulfillment For the Degree
Of
Bachelor of Business Administration
(2011-2012)
Prepared By: Guided By:
Jagdish Joliya Jayesh Goswami
Seat No: 19 (assistant professor )
Submitted to:
Shree H. K. Parekh College of Management-MAHUVA
Affiliated to:
Bhavnagar University
Bhavnagar
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CERTIFICATE
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Acknowledgement
There are competent and indefatigable lecturers and guides, who bestow their
fortune upon students, particularly in respective field. Words are often too weak toexpress the inner feelings. I am really thankful to my supervisor and guide Mr. Jayesh
Goswami (assistant professor) for this guidance and full co-operation in preparing
each and every part of this report. Without his support this report would have been a
Dream.
I find words inadequate to express my gratitude towards M r. Kr itin K amdar ,
Branch manager of HDFC Bank, to give me the opportunity to do my project in
renowned organization like HDFC Bank. And M r.Vishal Dave , to guide me in each
and every work.
Lastly, I am heartily thankful to all the persons who helped and cooperated
with me for completion of this report. Without their help this report would not have
been completed.
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Student Declaration
I the undersigned Jagdish Joliya the student of T. Y. B. B. A. academic
year 2010-2011 hereby declare that the project work presented in this report is my
own work and has been carried out under the guidance of Mr. Jayesh Goswami
(Project guide) and Mr. C.N.Pithadia, Coordinator of H. K. Parekh College of
Management, Mahuva, affiliated to Bhavnagar University.
I have prepared the Project Report entitled "Customer Satisfaction
Measurement". This is an original & purely authentic work.
Date:
Guide„s Sign: Signature:
(Jagdish Joliya)
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Executive Summary
Customer satisfaction is a post purchase experience that a customer gets after
consumption of products and services and becomes deciding factor for customer to
make rational decision of repurchase and to recommend it to others. But in a purely
service industry service is provided, consumed and analyzed at the point of
consumption of service. This study basically focuses on measurement of customer
satisfaction related to Service offered and rendered at HDFC BANK.
This study gives a bird‟s eye view of the services provided by HDFC BANK
(retail) to their clients.
Recommending the services, rating the experience with HDFC BANK, service
charges and suggestions were some of the aspects explored. Rating the products,
handling of compliant calls, response time, and overall level of satisfaction were some
of the issues were also discovered.
To accomplish the task, a survey was carried in Mahuva with a sample of 50
respondents taken on a random basis approaching the customers who walked in
during banking hours. A structured questionnaire was prepared and administered and
the data so collected was analyzed by percentages
Is a satisfied customer asset for a company? Definitely not unless and until he
becomes a loyal customer. This is the area where the organization can improve in thenear future.
This study is an earnest effort to enhance the practical knowledge by measuring
the customer satisfaction as well as contributing to the organizational efficiency by
suggesting ways to manage and improve the same profitably in the highly competitive
time to come.
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Contents
No. Particular Page No.
1. Introduction to the study 8
2. Banking overview 12
3. History 14
4. Company profile 17
5. HDFC bank Profile 19
6. Business Focus 20
7. Current Situation of Bank 22
12. Customer Satisfaction Need 25
13. Importance of Customer Satisfaction 26
14. How to achieve Customer Satisfaction? 28
15. Can 100% Customer satisfaction be achieved? 29
16. Is Customer Satisfaction Measurement is static ? 30
17. Whose responsibility to manage Customer
Satisfaction?
31
18. What is ultimate goal ? 32
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19. Research methodology 33
20. Research Problem 34
21. Research Design 36
22. Sampling Design 37
23. Data Collection 38
24. Data Analysis and Interpretation 40
26. Findings & Recommendations 51
27. Limitation of study 53
28. Scope of the study 54
29 Conclusion 55
30. Bibliography 57
31. Questionnaire 59
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NTRODUCATION TO THE STUDY
What i s cus tomer sa t i s fac t ion?
Customer satisfaction means giving the customers what they really want, when
they want it and the way they want it. It involves understanding customer expectations
and meeting them fully.
It can be defined as” an outcome of purchase and use resulting from the buyer‟s
comparison of rewards and the costs of the purchase in relation to the anticipated
consequences.
Customer is an individual or an organization. Their requirements are very
similar.
Conformance of services to their requirements and its performance in actual
stage
Competitive prices
Quality and reliability
Prompt delivery
Service
Customer satisfaction refers to how satisfied customers are with the
prod uc ts or serv ice s the y receive from a pa rt icu lar age nc y. Th e leve l of
satisfaction is determined not only by the quality and type of customer
experience but also by the customer‟s expectations. A customer may be defined as
The Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC Ltd) was
amongst the first to set up a bank in the private sector. The bank was incorporated on
30 th August 1994 in the name of „HDFC BANK Limited‟ with its registered office in
Mumbai. We commenced operations as a Scheduled Commercial Bank on 16 th
January 1995. The bank has grown consistently and is now amongst the leading
players in the industry.
In a milestone transaction in the Indian banking industry, times bank was
merged with HDFC Bank Ltd, effective February 26, 2000. The amalgamation added
significant value to HDFC Bank in terms of increased branch network, expanded
geographic reach, enhanced customer base and skilled manpower.
On 20 th July 2001, our bank‟s American depository shares began trading on
the New York stock exchange under the symbol “HDB”. Subsequent to that the bankcame out with add on ADS offering on 21 ST January 2005. 19.46% of the equity
HDFC Bank's mission is to be a World-Class Indian Bank. The objective is to build sound customer franchises across distinct businesses so as to be the preferred
provider of banking services for target retail and wholesale customer segments, and to
achieve healthy growth in profitability, consistent with the bank's risk appetite. The
bank is committed to maintain the highest level of ethical standards, professional
integrity, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. HDFC Bank's business
philosophy is based on four core values - Operational Excellence, Customer Focus,
Product Leadership and People.
Mission:
Use Enabling technology to provide valued ads products and services to
customers. The objective is to build sound customer franchises across distinct
businesses so as to be the preferred provider of banking services for target retail and
wholesale customer segments, and to achieve healthy growth in profitability,
consistent with the bank‟s risk appetite. The bank is committed to maintain thehighest level of ethical standards, professional integrity, corporate governance and
regulatory compliance. HDFC Bank‟s business philosophy is based on four core
values – operational Excellence, customer focus, product leadership and people.
HDFC Bank is one of India‟s leading banking and financial services
institutions. Its mission is to be a world-class Indian bank, and it provides a wide
range of services in wholesale and retail banking; including commercial, investment,
transactional and branch banking.
HDFC Bank today has more than 3.25 million customers. On the wholesale
services front, it is recognized as a leading provider of cash management and
transactional banking solutions to corporate customers, mutual funds, stock exchange
members and banks.
Increasing revenue in the face of fierce competition HDFC Bank was among
the first privatized banks to be set up in India after the liberalization of the Indian
banking industry. Today it is among several banks vying for the customers who have
not experienced the benefits of private banking. In a fiercely competitive market
place, the bank knows that growing its bottom-line is dependant largely on
increasing returns from existing customers, while adding new customers to its portfolio
Business
HDFC Bank offers a wide range of commercial and transactional banking
services and treasury products to wholesale and retail customers. The bank has
THREE key business segments:
Wholesale Banking Services :
The Bank's target market ranges from large, blue-chip manufacturing
companies in the Indian corporate to small & mid-sized corporate and agric-based
businesses. For these customers, the Bank provides a wide range of commercial and
transactional banking services, including working capital finance, trade services,
transactional services, cash management, etc. The bank is also a leading provider ofstructured solutions, which combine cash management services with vendor and
The objective of the Retail Bank is to provide its target market customers a
full range of financial products and banking services, giving the customer a one-stop
window for all his/her banking requirements. The products are backed by world-class
service and delivered to the customers through the growing branch network, as well as
through alternative delivery channels like ATMs, Phone Banking, Net Banking and
Mobile Banking.
The HDFC Bank Preferred program for high net worth individuals, the HDFC
Bank Plus and the Investment Advisory Services programs have been designed
keeping in mind needs of customers who seek distinct financial solutions, information
and advice on various investment avenues. The Bank also has a wide array of retail
loan products including Auto Loans, Loans against marketable securities, Personal
Loans and Loans for Two-wheelers. It is also a leading provider of Depository
Participant (DP) services for retail customers, providing customers the facility to hold
their investments in electronic form.
HDFC Bank was the first bank in India to launch an International Debit Card
in association with VISA (VISA Electron) and issues the MasterCard Maestro debitcard as well. The Bank launched its credit card business in late 2001. By September
30, 2005, the bank had a total card base (debit and credit cards) of 5.2 million cards.
The Bank is also one of the leading players in the "merchant acquiring" business with
over 50,000 Point-of-sale (POS) terminals for debit / credit cards acceptance at
merchant establishments.
Treasury
Within this business, the bank has three main product areas - Foreign
Exchange and Derivatives, Local Currency Money Market & Debt Securities, and
Equities. With the liberalization of the financial markets in India, corporate need more
sophisticated risk management information, advice and product structures. These and
fine pricing on various treasury products are provided through the bank's Treasury
team. To comply with statutory reserve requirements, the bank is required to hold
25% of its deposits in government securities. The Treasury business is responsible for
managing the returns and market risk on this investment portfolio.
As discussed earlier that there is always some between what is expected and
what is actually delivered, thus customer satisfaction measurement process is dynamicand not static, thus it should be practiced on a continuous basis for future
It‟s the responsibility of the management to take the initiative and measure
the customer satisfaction but it is the responsibility of the whole organization to
manage and improve.
A naïve view of business might suggest that profit is the appropriate goal ofan organization, which is a very shortsighted view. From a practical viewpoint, the
primary goal of an organization has to be customer retention. Only with a steady base
of customers can an organization hope to make a profit. And only by first satisfying
customers can a business ever hope to retain its current customers.
Descriptive research is concerned with measuring and estimating the
frequencies with which things occur. The research design is of Descriptive type which
is designed to describe the proportion characteristic of the population where in the
questions related to the satisfaction level of the customers were instrument are tried to
answer the queries regarding same.
Instrument:
A questionnaire is the most common research instrument. A questionnaire is aset of questions with or without a blank space for recording answers. The instrument
used for the research is the questionnaire, which was prepared after a thorough
knowledge of various aspects of customer satisfaction process.
Questionnaire Design:
The questionnaire contained the questions that help to dive deep in the customer
satisfaction level of customer in a bank. Rating experience at HDFC BANK, feedbackon maintenance charges handling of complaint calls, response by employees were
some of the issues which were probed with the help of the instrument.
To meet need of information, the research plan can call for two types of data. Which
are Primary data and Secondary data.
Primary Data: Information which is collected for specific purpose at hand. The ways
for collecting primary data are Survey technique or approach by mail or online tools,
Telephonic survey, Observation approach, Or Experimental approach etc.
Our primary data comes from an opinion-based survey, which was then
conducted across the entire Mahuva with the sample size of 50 respondents drawn.
Secondary Data: Information that already exists somewhere, have been collected foranother purpose .The sources of secondary data are published survey of markets,
advertising media like newspapers, magazines ,trade journals etc, Universities,
Specialize libraries, Websites etc.
The relevant secondary data was gathered from the authenticated websites only.
Also very well accepted business magazines and Internet were referred to collect the
information required for the project.
The final model has been built by synergizing data from the above two sources.