Understanding the Moderating Role of Government Regulations in Telecom Sector of Pakistan

Authors

  • Beenish Tariq School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.
  • Nik Kamariah Nik Mat School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.

Keywords:

Customer Loyalty, Government Regulations, Telecommunication,

Abstract

Telecommunication sector of Pakistan is a significant contributor toward the economic development of Pakistan. However, telecommunication sector of Pakistan underwent a lot of changes from government regulatory and marketing perspective in the year 2015, which decreased the cellular penetration, the cellular subscriber base and telecommunication revenue. Hence, this research paper is designed to validate the constructs used in addressing the moderating role of government regulations based on Oliver’s four-stage loyalty model in telecom sector of Pakistan. This preliminary study has mainly employed the quantitative method (i.e. survey questionnaire), consisting of a total of 64 items related to eight constructs under study and used 7 points Likert scale. The main analysis method used is the reliability test of the constructs. The results reveal that the Cronbach alpha readings were between 0.756 and 0.932, indicating internally consistent and reliable measures of the constructs used. This result enables the constructs to be included in the actual data collection without change.

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Published

2018-02-26

How to Cite

Tariq, B., & Nik Mat, N. K. (2018). Understanding the Moderating Role of Government Regulations in Telecom Sector of Pakistan. Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering (JTEC), 10(1-11), 103–107. Retrieved from https://jtec.utem.edu.my/jtec/article/view/3857

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1-11: Fostering National Development Through Science and Technology II

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