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The impact of market orientation on patient loyalty: the mediation of relationship quality

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  • Jin-An Huang
  • Chi-Shiun Lai
  • Jer-San Hu
  • Rhay-Hung Weng

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In health services, how to establish good relationships with patients and enhance patient loyalty has been crucial for service managers. We explore the impact that patients’ perceptions of market orientation direct effect on patient loyalty to a hospital as well as indirect effect via the mediation of relationship quality. Self-administered questionnaires were employed to collect data from outpatients. 450 questionnaires were valid. Results showed that market orientation had a direct positive impact on patient loyalty to the hospital and an indirect positive impact via the mediation of relationship quality and patient loyalty to a physician. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

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  • Jin-An Huang & Chi-Shiun Lai & Jer-San Hu & Rhay-Hung Weng, 2014. "The impact of market orientation on patient loyalty: the mediation of relationship quality," Service Business, Springer;Pan-Pacific Business Association, vol. 8(4), pages 499-515, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:svcbiz:v:8:y:2014:i:4:p:499-515
    DOI: 10.1007/s11628-013-0204-z
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