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Artificial Neural Networks And Structural Equation Modelling: An Empirical Comparison To Evaluate Business Customer Loyalty

In: Quantitative Modelling in Marketing and Management

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  • Arnaldo Coelho
  • Luiz Moutinho
  • Graeme D Hutcheson
  • Maria Manuela Santos Silva

Abstract

This investigation aims to compare the usefulness and the potential contributions of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) in the marketing field, particularly, when compared to traditional modelling based on Structural Equations. It uses neural network modelling and structural equation modelling (SEM) to evaluate loyalty in the bank industry in Brazil. Based on a data collection of 229 bank customers (micro, small, and medium companies) from the Northeast of Brazil, the key objective of this study is to investigate the main drivers of customer loyalty in this industry. Neural networks highlight the role of the relationship quality on customer loyalty. The technique SEM confirmed six of the seven hypotheses of the proposed model. The findings highlighted the point that micro, small, and medium companies' loyalty to their main bank is strongly influenced by affective commitment. Comparing the results achieved from both methodologies, some similarities can be found. Relationship quality is a second order construct that includes satisfaction and affective commitment as its key components, both of which are highlighted on the structural model. The strongest impact in this model is in the relation between satisfaction and affective commitment. This result suggests that, for this marketing problem, ANN and SEM seem to be complementary statistical tools, bringing complementary conclusions.

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  • Arnaldo Coelho & Luiz Moutinho & Graeme D Hutcheson & Maria Manuela Santos Silva, 2015. "Artificial Neural Networks And Structural Equation Modelling: An Empirical Comparison To Evaluate Business Customer Loyalty," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Luiz Moutinho & Kun-Huang Huarng (ed.), Quantitative Modelling in Marketing and Management, chapter 5, pages 105-137, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
  • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789814696357_0005
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