Dr. Yanga'S Colleges, Inc.: The Problem and Its Background
Dr. Yanga'S Colleges, Inc.: The Problem and Its Background
CHAPTER 1
Technology has been a great part of everyday living. People say this makes
everything easier and convenient to do. But, in modern day, this also invaded not just
The emergence of technology has changed not only the everyday habits of the
people but also brought a big change in the business world. The advancement in
technology is now being used as instrument to switch the traditional selling into modern
An estimation by Forrester research said that there is a possibility that online sales
will rise to 9.1 % in 2019 from 6.1% last 2014 and according to them, this data is a clear
defined as the process by which a consumer identifies needs, generates options and
With these facts, this study aims to expose the advantages and disadvantages of
both shopping process and eventually evaluate which of these two is more satisfying for a
consumer.
Theoretical Framework
the customers‘ expectation and the company‘s product and service. It is comprised of
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feeling), and behavioral. This explains that customers will be satisfied if the product or
service they paid for will produce a certain outcome that meets their expectations that are
consumer after buying a service or product that makes him or her compare what he or she
Stated in the Customer Satisfaction Theory is the three elements that comprises
the satisfaction feeling of the consumers. It was said that for a customer to be satisfied
with the service or products, he or she must be satisfied in each element, namely:
customers‘ evaluation of the product. This evaluation is for the physical attributes of a
product, from the packaging, feature, design or style, even up to the cost. Affective
element on the other hand shows the satisfaction acquired by customers from the
customer service and relationship given by the seller. Lastly, Behavioral satisfaction is
achieved when a customer repurchase on the same store and recommends it to other
people.
In line with the exposed theory and concepts, the researchers aim to evaluate the
satisfaction that that the customers are experiencing when they consume products from
The figure above shows the variables researchers consider to further explain and
enhance the evaluation of the customers‘ satisfaction. The input was divided into three:
the Cognitive Element, Affective Element, and the Behavioral Element. Cognitive
element includes durability, physical appearance, cost, advertisement and brand. On the
other hand, researchers also measure the customer experience and customer relationship
for the affective element. And lastly under the behavioural element are repurchase and
The study aims to understand the customer satisfaction between enterprises practicing
in-store and online selling; specifically, it aims to answer the following questions.
1.1 Gender
1.2 Age
2. How may the online shoppers‘ satisfaction be described in terms of the following
elements:
2.1 Cognitive
2.2 Affective
2.3 Behavioral
3. How may the in-store shoppers‘ satisfaction be described in terms of the following
elements:
3.1 Cognitive
3.2 Affective
3.3 Behavioral
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Hypothesis
this study will be the online and direct buyers in the area who have purchased products or
goods through online and in-store selling. Participants should experience both buying
in the nearby towns will not be included. In addition, a buyer must have purchased at
after they bought items from online store and directly in-store. Therefore, this study does
This study is not just to acquire new knowledge and information. It is intended to
discover information that can be applied to current situations. The beneficiaries of this
To the consumers, because they will have a basis on what is appropriate for their needs,
lifestyle and economic status. With this study, potential customers will be aware and
informed on which buying process would benefit them more and will meet their
To the sellers. They will have an idea on how will they promote and market their
products. Also, they will be informed on how to improve customer relationship and use it
To the aspiring entrepreneurs, because they will have an idea of which kind of
this research study will expose the pros and cons of both buying process and so potential
They will have an idea of what kind of business they will support or promulgate. This
study may open government eyes in the present situation of the country‘s business
Definition of Terms
called as E-commerce.
Customer satisfaction
There are three factors affecting the shoppers purchasing behavior: the socio-
demographic, the spatial and the attitudinal. First is the socio-demographic divided into
four sub-categories: gender, age, income, and time pressure. Then, the accessibility of a
shop or on the researchers‘ term is the spatial factor. Lastly is the attitudinal factor, a
coined term used for the shoppers‘ experience (Farag, Krizek & Dijst, 2006).
Customer satisfaction as defined by Kotler and Keller (2006), is the feeling of like
and dislike and dislike of the customers towards a product. This will be the reference of
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he or she availed.
As discussed earlier in the Customer Satisfaction Theory, there are three elements that
will serve as the criteria to know if the company‘s service or product meets the
Support, 2017).
owners as it opens the business to room for improvements. In fact, out of 200 surveyed
senior marketing managers, 71% of them consider the measure of customer satisfaction
Online Shopping
best friend of a smart consumer, for its feature like easy comparison, search for discounts
purchase a service or a product online. There has been an increase in the result from 2014
is affected by the three main factors: the age, the social status, and the experience of
Internet Shopping. It is more advisable for the e-commerce retailer to target younger
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Secondly, e-commerce retailers can target those markets coming from the middle up to
the above classes of the society because they are the usual type of people who have an
internet stores is affecting their behavior on their next transaction on the said type of
stores because this past transaction can give them already a hint on what an e-commerce
stores can give to them. In addition, the researcher also concluded that the gender and the
internet exposure even a significant one cannot affect the internet shoppers behaviors
There are different factors affecting the online and in-store shoppers purchasing
decision because of the big differences of both online and in-store enterprises in terms of
the price, place, product and process. Online shoppers are sensitive enough in the price of
the products of a particular e-commerce store because they are expected to have a much
lower price compared to in-store enterprises; lower price is caused by fewer expenses.
Second, online shoppers are giving intention to the past customers feedback as a
reference for the performance of that particular online store. Lastly is on the place factor,
online shoppers prefer to patronized online store that is accessible to them. (Liu, Burns,
or go directly in store. On factor that make customer choose online shopping is the
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go to stores and shop. At home, in just browsing in the internet shopping sites, customer
can now choose the items they want to buy and immediately sent the order.
Online shopping enables customers to shop anytime and everywhere through the
internet. This virtual shopping gives convenience to the shoppers and allows them to shop
across online market. Also, customers save time when the buy online. They do not have
When someone shops online, he or she is not pressured to avail a product unlike
when a customer is in store and there are group ofsales personnel who try to influence a
Another factor that is also being considered is the wide variety and range of
products available online. Online shops enable the potential buyers to explore and choose
among various products being offered online. This variety of products also allows the
customers to compare product features and even the price in order to choose the best out
On the other hand, online shopping has also its down side for the customers.
Since the product will be bought online, the customer will wait for days before he or she
receives it. This is not good for an impatient buyer especially those who need the product
immediately. Another factor is the ‗No return and refund‘ policy of online shops.
Whether the customer wants a product to be returned, this cannot be done. Some online
shops allow the refunding yet may take time (Ramirez, 2015).
Discussed in Money Matters (n.d) are the disadvantages of shopping online. One
of these is the lack of close examination of the buyer in the product. Since product are
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product. This lack in close evaluation leads also to lack in shopping experience. Buyers
who shop online will not enjoy the in-store shopping atmosphere anymore. Typical
consumers look forward to the traditional shopping experience which can only be
Another downside of online shopping is that it is prone to fraud. There are online
shops or online seller who disappear after they received the payments of their buyers
In-store Shopping
Recent report shows that growth of shopping store drops by less than 3%. It may
not be alarming for now but this could be an evidence that traditional way of shopping is
now being obsolete. Even pioneer companies like Radio Shack, Sears and Target are
affected by the changing atmosphere of business and are feeling the closing of their stores
(Banerjee,2017).
In-store shopping has been in tight competition with online shopping. Yet, some
people still prefer to shop in store due to aesthetics and convenience (UKEssays, 2015)
Meanwhile, in-store or direct shopping also has the advantages for the customers.
Some people demand to have the product they bought as soon as they pay for it and you
can only do it buy shopping directly in store. This is one of the aspects that make direct
shopping more satisfying for customers (Liu, Burns, & Hou, 2013).
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It is important for them to criticize the product personally and not only relied on how the
retailer described the product. Moreover, the in-store shoppers past experience are
affecting their purchasing decision in where and what type of store they much prefer to
It says that even the online shopping become popular at this age, the relationship
between the seller and consumer cannot be built via online. Unlike in the direct selling
the consumer can authorize the seller itself if it is trustworthy or not. And in online
between the seller and consumer unlike in direct selling that when a customer buys a
product, it can be demonstrated personally and a seller can give the consumer a lesson on
how to use that product : it can have a personal recommendation which online selling do
spend so much time driving and going to store just to buy a certain product (Paglia.
2013).
Another factor that might dissatisfy a customer is the limited range of the
products in store unlike in online shops that people could explore through wide range of
products. Meanwhile, inaccessibility of store for24 hours is also considered. On the other
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Synthesis
According to some, this change is good and could be a beginning step towards success.
fulfil a customer‘s needs, wants and demands? Would this technological advancement
service or product. It may be positive if the company‘s offering met the customers‘
expectation and negative if they think that purchasing the service or product is just a
Theory of satisfaction has discussed that there are three elements to be evaluated
to see if a customer is satisfied or not. These are (1) Cognitive element or the evaluation
of oneself to the product she bought. This pertains to the appearance, the cost, the
features of a product, etc. (2) Affective element or the emotional factor: this describes the
feeling of the consumer towards a product. In addition, the affective element indicates the
customer experience upon purchasing and using the service or product. Lastly is the (3)
Behavioral element which says that if a customer is satisfied with the service or product,
there are possible repurchases and the company‘s offering may be recommended to other
Online shopping is the latest way of buying products wherein customers do not
need to go in the store to shop. One just need a technological device like cell phone,
tablet or iPad, or laptop and make some tap and click to purchase a certain service or
product.
This way or buying a product is beneficial to the customers as they said it saves
time and effort. Some products in online shop are cheaper compared to actual store in
malls. Another factor being considered is that there are more available products online
unlike in stores. Due to easy access in all online shops, buyers can go from one online
shop to another.
Yet, online shopping has its downside also. It makes the buyers away from the
shopping experience since they are only at home. Lack of shopping experience is also
Products online are only displayed through pictures and so buyers do not have the chance
to touch and examine it in person. Another disadvantage is the time a customer is waiting
to receive the product in hand. Since it is an online shop, one has to wait when it will be
delivered. Refunding and returning of the product is a long process also in online
shopping.
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still in the business process. As the traditional way of acquiring products, it is still
Through going directly to store, potential buyer really experience the presence of sales
In addition, through in-store shopping, he or she can examine and test the product
they are planning to purchase. Touching the product personally is essential to the buyer to
know and try the features of a certain product. Also, customer can easily communicate
with the seller or sales agent at the store rather than online. With these, customer
relationship is enhanced.
Meanwhile, just like in the online buying process, in-store purchasing has
disadvantages. One of it these the time a consumer will spend going to a shop just to buy
a certain product wherein they can purchase online. Time nowadays is essential for
Unavailability of stores for 24 hours is also one factor why it is not patronized by
some. Common stores are only open about 8-9 hours a day, unlike the online shop which
Disrespectful and inefficient sales staffs are also considered in choosing whether
CHAPTER 2
RESEARCH METHODS
In this chapter, methods that were used in conducting the data will be shown. The
researchers will discuss about the research design used; the research locale or the place
where the study has been conducted as well as the reason why it is the locale of the
research study: and the participants or the people being surveyed to gather for numeric
data. Discussed also in this chapter is the instrument used which is survey form (Likert
scale) , the validity and the reliability tests of which the survey questionnaire has
undergone. In addition, the whole gathering data procedure was done including the
statistical treatments that were used to interpret the gathered data can be seen also.
RESEACH DESIGN
The researchers aim to compare two buying processes--- in-store shopping or the
traditional way of buying goods and the modernized way which is the online shopping or
the E-commerce. With these, they used Comparative research design which tends to
expose the similarities and differences of two variables—in-store and online shopping, as
well as the advantages and disadvantages of both buying process. Comparative research
aims to compare two groups of variables and eventually draw conclusion form it. It will
expose the similarities and differences between the set of variables, then, it will be
researchers were able to measure the level of satisfaction it gave to the customers as they
RESEARCH LOCALE
In-store and online selling have been established anywhere. The researchers
decided to do the research in Bocaue and other nearby towns in Bulacan as they knew
this area has lot of business. They have chosen these areas due to its accessibility and
certain availability of data because business, either in-store or online business, are found
in this places. Given that these businesses are in this area, customers can be found also in
these vicinities which are the target informants of the study. Bocaue's major industry is
fireworks making, which has earned the tag, "Fireworks Capital of the Philippines.‖
Other major industries of Bocaue are garments, chicharon-making, and rice-milling. For
the town of Balagtas, sector of agriculture is dominant here such as farming and poultry
and hog-raising. Aside from agriculture, one of the major source of living here is cottage
industry which includes weaving, garments, furniture- making, and etc. And the Pandi,
which is the youngest town in Bulacan which industries are furniture- making, garments
and embroidery, metal craft, poultry and hog-raising, and farming. Online selling are also
RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS
The study aims to measure the satisfaction of the customers who buy goods online
and in-store. The level of satisfaction is to be compared to know which of the two is more
satisfying for the customers considering their demographics and preferences. The
researchers used purposive or judgmental sampling which choose the participants who
are likely experienced for the subject of the study ,which in this case, were able to buy
things from in-store and online shop. Researchers seek for the participants by asking
students, teachers and even common people if they had bought items from online and in-
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desired data needed. On the other hand, to gather more data as required in the research
study, the researchers also used snowball sampling which gathered participants from the
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
The researchers used survey questionnaires to gather data from the customers. It
is in Likert Scale form which measures the satisfaction of the buyers from 1-5, being 1 as
The survey questions are divided into two parts, the first part is for the profile of
the respondents in which they will indicate their name (optional), age group they belong,
social status and marital status. On the other hand, the second part is subdivided into
three parts for the cognitive element, affective element and the behavioral element
The Cognitive part consists of questions for the features of the products, the price,
the variety as well as the consistency of its appearance from the display to the actual
acquired item.
Meanwhile, Affective element part has questions which ask if the customer
service of the seller of both buying processes is good and satisfying. Moreover, it
indicates if the seller has good communication with the customers causing them to make
know if the buyer wants to buy again on the same shop and recommend it to their friends
according to their evaluation of the product they bought and the experience they had.
The questionnaire used for the survey undergone validity and reliability tests.
Three business related people tested the validity of the questionnaire. The survey
questionnaire for the data gathering passed the test with the result of 4.72 that dictates a
passing score.
On the other hand, Cronbach‘s alpha and test retest were done to test the
reliability of the test questions. Ten participants were asked to answer the survey
questionnaire and the results of it were run in Microsoft Excel for the test. Cronbach‘s
alpha resulted to 0.72, 0.87, 0.74 in the Cognitive, Affective and Behavioural element,
ETHICAL CONSIDERATION
was presented to the administration (school) before the actual survey. Once the letter was
signed, that was the only time that the researchers disseminated the questionnaire and
conducted the said survey. The researchers assured the participants who answered the
survey questions that their identity and all the information about them will remain
STATISTICAL TREATMENT
In order to interpret and come up with a reasonable result, the researchers used
statistical treatment to evaluate the gathered data. Since the objective of this research
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Moreover, the researchers used Microsoft Excel and Statistical Package for Social
The first statistical treatment that was used is the Z- test. It is use in the analysis of
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between variables of a certain set of data. It will determine if two different factors will
have an effect in the dependent or measured variable (Chesnutt, n.d). In this case, it was
used to know of there were significant differences between demographics (age, gender,
social status, and civil status) and the satisfaction considering the three elements
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CHAPTER 3
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
In this chapter, the results of the study conducted are shown. Distribution of the
respondents in terms of demographics is indicated through figures and table. On the other
40%
60% Male
Female
The chart above shows the profile of the respondent based on gender. 60% of the
total population of 152 respondents, which is 91, were female and the other 40% or 61
Schlossberg (2016), online shops are patronized the most by men compared to women. It
can be seen through the percentage of men and female who voted in favor to the online
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convenience and just only 76% of teenage girls agreed they feel the same.
In support to this, said by Mark Gungor (n.d), men are mission and task- oriented
shopper and buy items they planned beforehand unlike women that are more likely
wandering first in store to see if there are more satisfying products. Men most likely shop
online wherein they will purchase items that they are looking and not look for better
option anymore.
Table No.3.1 indicates the profile of the respondents based on their age. The ages
were grouped according to the generation they belong. Ages 0-21 years old belongs to
Generation Z which was 61% of the respondents, 22-40 years old belongs to Millennial
or Generation Y, the 29% of the total sample. Meanwhile, ages 41-51 years old are
members of Generation X and lastly, people, ages 52-71 are part of the Baby Boomer
160 French, ages 18-90 years old, they are being surveyed about which factor(s) does/do
they consider in purchasing a product: price, durability and suitability. The study released
a result that younger participants said they consider price more when buying a product.
For older participants, it is the suitability that is important in perceiving an item. On the
other hand, for eldest, it is the durability that must be considered (Herve and Mullet,
2009)
Upper Class 5 3%
The table above displays the distribution of the respondents according to Social
status. More than 805 or 126 respondents belong to the middle class of the society.
Meanwhile, lower class sector was the second highest part of the respondents which is
Social status are declared based on the following socio-economic status: Family
income, occupation status and educational attainment (Schiffman and Kanuk, 2008).
considered their social status in choosing where to shop. It is wrong to assume that all
buyers desire to shop in a high-class store. They declare their social standing and once
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(Scribd,n.d)
Married 35 23%
Table no. 3.3 indicates the profile of the respondents based on civil status.
The table shows that majority of the respondents were single (77%) and the other 23%
Psychology Today (2011) said that the person who has a single status is
spending a lot of his/her income for apparels compared to the percentage of the income
allotted by a person who is already married in buying the same line of product. It is
almost 2.9% of the income of a person who has a single status are spent for their apparels
such as clothes and shoes while for the married one, they just only lend 2.1% of their
income for buying the said line of product. This predisposition is reflected in their
mindset of being thrifty and love to spend; according to Mark Dolliver (2009), 73% of
married persons said that they are thrifty and only 58% of their contradictory status said
that they are thrifty as well. Relatively, 27% of married persons said that they love to
spend and almost 42% of their contradictory status said the same disposition.
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COGNITIVE
QUESTION MEAN SD Verbal interpretation RANKING
ONLINE IN-STORE ONLINE IN-STORE ONLINE IN-STORE ONLINE IN-STORE
1. The product I bought STRONGLY
3.09 3.57 0.54 0.53 AGREE 4TH 1ST
has good features. AGREE
2. The product is
STRONGLY
durable and I am using 3.00 3.45 0.59 0.54 AGREE 5TH 4TH
AGREE
it until now.
3. The cost of the
product is low and 3.21 3.09 0.81 0.63 AGREE AGREE 3RD 5TH
budget-friendly.
4. The appearance of
STRONGLY
the product is the same 2.78 3.55 0.83 0.59 AGREE 6TH 2ND
AGREE
as those in display.
5. The product is easy
STRONGLY
to find in store or online 3.28 3.07 0.69 0.67 AGREE 2ND 6TH
AGREE
shop.
6. There is wide variety STRONGLY STRONGLY
3.34 3.46 0.69 0.63 1ST 3RD
of products to choose. AGREE AGREE
STRONGLY
3.12 3.37 0.11 0.06 AGREE
AGREE
The Table 4 shows the difference of how online and in-store shops satisfied the
cognitive elements of their customers most specifically through the features, durability,
Cognitive elements, describe that most of the consumer who already bought a
product to both shopping environment are satisfied the most in the in-store compared to
the online shop; it was supported by the in-stores‘ overall mean of 3.365 got from the
cognitive element test. Relatively, they overstepped online shops in terms of their
products‘ features, durability, physical appearance and variety. Moreover, most of the
researchers‘ respondents agreed that in-stores are offering a much better product feature
compared to the online shops; in fact in-stores got a mean of 3.572 and standard deviation
of 0.535 to the feature factor of cognitive element that only indicates a positive response
from their customer. In addition, in-store got a mean of 3.447 in the durability factor of a
product that is .447 much higher compared to the mean got by the online shop. In terms
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online shops with an average mean of 3.546. These results of product features, durability
and physical appearance support the idea that in in-store, the customer can test the
product hands-on before they will purchase it; therefore they can easily know the
products quality prior the exchange of money and product consuming. This fact lessens
the possibility of the customers‘ dissatisfaction after using the product (CareerRide.com,
2014). Lastly, in-store got a slight advantage to online shop in the product variety that
they actually got a mean of 3.461. It happened because in in-store most specifically to
malls there are a wide variety of products, starting with the clothes up to the food that
Service (2014), most of the products that a customer can see to any malls can now also be
availed through online shops; that is the reason why the ratings of the respondents to both
On the other hand, online shops delight their customer through their product price
and availability. Compared to in-stores‘ pricing, online shop is much more cost efficient
for their customers‘ perspective caused by the lesser expenses bought by the free rental
fee of internet to the online retailers (Torres, 2017) and that became the reason why
online shop got almost a mean of 3.211 a .119 higher compared to the average score got
by the in-store shops. Furthermore, the respondents score was also in favor to online shop
in terms of the product availability; it got a mean of almost a 3.283 a much higher
average compared to 3.072 got by the in-store. This statistics was also in align on what
Torres (2017) said, that most of the product that a customer are perceiving to buy is
already available to online because of its infinite space for displaying product. The online
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In the overall rating, in-stores are satisfying the most in terms of the cognitive
elements of the shoppers who already bought any product to the said two different
environment for shopping compared to the online shops which only got an overall
average of 3.117.
AFFECTIVE
QUESTION MEAN SD Verbal interpretation RANKING
ONLINE IN-STORE ONLINE IN-STORE ONLINE IN-STORE ONLINE IN-STORE
1. The seller (sales staff)
STRONGLY
entertains my questions 3.01 3.52 0.70 0.61 AGREE 3RD 1ST
AGREE
about the product.
STRONGLY
2.91 3.42 0.06 0.03 AGREE
AGREE
The Table 3.5 shows the difference of how online and in-store shops satisfied the
This part of the research question only portrays to the marketing strategy for
build loyalty from them that can eventually benefit them in terms of profitability, sales
and market shares of the business. In addition, relationship marketing can be achieved
Relatively, almost 50% of the shoppers much prefer to seek advices to a sales person
whenever they want to buy something (Fisher‘s findings as cited by Gustafson, 2014);
therefore, it is easier for a business to convince its customers to give the trust to them
The table portrays obviously that the respondents are gratified the most by the in-
store personnel compared to the online shops because online shops usually did not have
any personnel at all. It was in line to what Money Matters (2017) are claiming: online
shops are giving a ‗no pressure shopping‘ to their customers because they can freely
choose what the product they want without interfering of a sales personnel. It can be seen
through the overall mean that both shopping environment get from the affective element
test; in-store got 3.417 overall averages that is almost a half of one point higher compared
to the overall mean got by the online shops. This outcome can be supported by what
Song, Hollenbeck, and Zinkhan (2008) are claiming as cited by Matthew Unzen (2012)
communication. In addition, online shops as what Griffin (2010) said to his ―Laws of
Loyalty‖ in the section of ―Get responsive, and stay that way,‖ virtual world where online
shops are located, is very critical in terms of the factor of responsiveness especially if
they are using technology tools such as customer self-service and e-mail management
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instantly whenever their customers needed their assistance. Moreover, the standard
deviation of both shopping environment indicates that the ratings of the respondents in
the in-stores are much more consistent compared to their ratings to online shops which
BEHAVIORAL
QUESTION MEAN SD Verbal interpretation RANKING
ONLINE IN-STORE ONLINE IN-STORE ONLINE IN-STORE ONLINE IN-STORE
1. I will purchase again
STRONGLY
in the same store or 3.22 3.49 0.73 0.59 AGREE 1ST 2ND
AGREE
online shop.
2. I will recommend the
STRONGLY
store or online shop to 3.19 3.50 0.73 0.59 AGREE 2ND 1ST
AGREE
my friends and folks.
STRONGLY
3.20 3.49 0.00 0.00 AGREE
AGREE
The Table 3.6 shows the difference of how online and in-store shops satisfied the
behavioral elements of their customers most specifically through the loyalty and trust of
their customers.
pointing out that the loyalty of a customer is truly a very important factor for a retailer to
have or gain. Furthermore, loyalty is helping the company to generate sales and market
share because a loyal customer are helping a retailer or business to achieve those things
through patronizing the product no matter what the product‘s quality and pricing are, and
they are also the one who will give them a free advertisement through word of mouth
(Airas, 2015).
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customers‘ loyalty compared to the online shops that can be seen on the overall mean of
their rating scores; in-store got almost 3.493 a much higher compared to the 3.204 got by
the online shops. Relatively, the finding of comScore (2015) as cited by Anderson (2016)
is saying that almost 52% are buying product from the in-store and just 48% of shoppers
prefer to buy online. It was supported by the findings of Forbes (2016), that almost 46%
of retailers are saying that people nowadays much prefer to search online on what type or
kind of product they want to buy but they bought it in in-store in the actual time of
purchase.
MEAN Standard
Deviation
Value
Ho
store Ho
The table shows the result of the Z-test of the respondents‘ gender in
buying online and in-store. Looking at the Sig. or P- value, it shows 0.562 and 0.928 in
online and in-store, respectively which is definitely higher than the alpha value of 0.05.
This indicates that there is no significant differences on the level of satisfaction of both
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hypothesis.
On the other hand, the standard deviations of the answers of male and
female on both online and in-store shopping were less than 0.50. This means that their
answers in the measure of the satisfaction is consistent and near the mean value.
Though studies have shown that there are differences in how men and
women shop. According to Mark Gungor (n.d) women‘s brain have thicker corpus
callosum which allows women to use both sides of their brain. Meanwhile, men usually
use only the left hemisphere of their brain. In line with these, the left hemisphere is
associated with logical computations and processing facts while the right is responsible
women usage of their brains leads in different approach in shopping. Men became
mission-and-task oriented shoppers, which means they will buy the items they plan to
buy beforehand. On the other hand, women are discovery-oriented shoppers which means
they are capable and vulnerable of changing their shopping plans if they see something
motives: utilitarian and hedonic. Utilitarian motive is when someone buys something
because he or she needs it and he or she needs to do something with that thing.
Meanwhile, hedonic motive is shopping because you just shop or in other words, the love
for shopping. Men and women differ in motive in buying. Men are utilitarian buyers
while women are hedonic ones (Mpinganjira,2014, cited in Guided selling.org, n.d)
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satisfaction level of male and female. They might differ in the approach or motive but
Looking at the mean of the result, it is obvious that both gender prefer
shopping directly in-store. The researchers were able to say this because of the higher
mean in the in-store option rather than in online. Consequently, when one takes a look in
the online option, men prefer it more than women. It justified the result in a study in
online shopping orientation, where Seock and Bailey (n.d,cited in Guided Selling.org)
discovered that women prefer hunting items while men choose to buy in a quick and
effortless manner. Women visit different websites and contrast different option before
buying.
Gender is the most important factor among all the factors that influence the
purchase behavior and gender differences. The differences are based mainly on
males and females want different products and they are likely to have different ways of
liking and obtaining these. Gender has an important role in consumer behaviors. Because,
the differences between men and women about expectation, want, need, lifestyle etc.
understanding (Broverman et al. 1972, Martin 1987, Ruble 1983, Williams and Best
1990). People feel more positive toward women than men and also prefer to like women
to men (Eagly and Mladinic 1989). Obvious sex differences exist not just because of
genetic reasons but are quite often due to cultural variations (Teather 1995).
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they all want to be treated as unique individuals. Sellers must not give into stereotypes,
but they should understand individual shopper's motives and expectations to give them
the experience they demand (Aswegen, 2015). This explains that in spite of the
differences in preferences of men and women, there is a possibility that when it comes to
d Value Valu n
22-40 y/o
41-51 y/o
52-71 y/o
0-21 y/o
22-40 y/o
41-51 y/o
52-71 y/o
3 Ho
store
Table 3.8 shows the result in the Two- way Analysis of Variance based on
age group. Shown in the table is the P-value of 0.373, which is greater than the alpha
value of 0.05, therefore, accepting the null hypothesis. This means that there is no
In terms of the standard deviation, the table shows that all the age group
except the Baby Boomers or people in the 52-71 years old group have consistent answers
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satisfaction is affected by age. A table was shown in the article where in ages 20-25 years
old are the ones affected and persuaded of the changes in the industry. This is because
they know the ideal products unlike the teenagers who are not yet aware of the
This revealed that a certain age bracket is more conscious in the quality of
the items they buy and so affecting the level of their satisfaction.
Yet, the result of the study says that there is no significant differences
between the age groups. The reason of this might be the setting of the research study as
On the other hand, looking at the mean of the result, all the age groups
prefer in-store shopping rather than online since the mean of their answers in the in-store
Class
Middle
Class
Lower
Class
Upper
Class
Middle
Class
Lower
Ho
store
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the customer satisfaction of the consumers. People tends to buy a certain product which
they perceived a value. Stated also in the article that a consumer buys products in
accordance to his or her standing in the society. In line with these, a business must cater
this kind of attitude of consumers and offer items that will uplift their social standing.
The table above shows the result in the conducted Two-Way ANOVA for
the three social classes. It was resulted with the computed value of 0.952 and P-Value
0.387 which were greater than the alpha value of 0.05. Thus, the decision was to accept
the null hypothesis. It signifies that there is no significant difference in the satisfaction
social class affects the buying behavior of a consumer. The purchase power will bend on
the financial capability of an individual. However, social situation stated that it affects the
buying behaviour also. With the social situation an individual was in, someone would not
want to look cheap therefore it could change the mindset of the consumer whatever social
Meanwhile the standard deviations shown above indicates that all the
answers of the participants whether from upper, middle or lower class in both online and
previous results. There are factors that might be the reason of different result. Purchasing
mindset and behavior of people in other country might be different from people here.
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significant difference can be seen in the mean between online and in-store shopping.
The table above shows the result of the Z-Test conducted between two
civil statuses namely, single and married. It aimed to know if there is significant
difference between the satisfaction of a single person and one with family already.
According to the result, the P-Value resulted to 0.179 and 0.887 which are
greater than the 0.05 alpha value. Therefore, the decision would be, accept the null
hypothesis. This indicates that in the study conducted, there is no significant difference in
In line with the standard deviation, all the answers of both civil status in
online and in-store satisfaction measure are relatively near the mean of the answers.
the customer satisfaction of in the banking industry in Kenya stated that there is no
significant difference between the satisfaction levels of single, married and widowed
participants.
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married person perceived a service quality in a fast food restaurant (Melkis, Hilmi and
Mustapha, 2014)
difference in the satisfaction level of the customers in the public sector banks in India
in the satisfaction of single and married person in perceiving items from online and
physical store. Different result was expected due to different setting and different case of
research study because the study was focused on consumer goods and not service.
On the other hand, in the aspect of which buying process do they prefer.
In-store shopping topped the result. This signifies that both married and single person
prefer buying directly in-store rather than acquiring goods and items online.
F- Value P-Value
Process
difference and interaction on the satisfaction of the customers to the elements. The
Presented in the table shows that the Sig Value (P-Value) of the element is
0.000 which is remarkably seen to be lower than 0.05. With these results, the decision is
to reject the null hypothesis which states that there is significant difference on the
element and the satisfaction. Additionally, customer satisfaction theory stated that there is
affective, cognitive, and behavioural element. In which cognitive pertains to the physical
evaluation of the product including the features and cost. On the other hand, affective
element says that a consumer must like not only the product he or she bought also the
service and the approach of the sales staffs. Meanwhile, behavioural element says that
one is satisfied with the product if he or she buys again in the same stire or shop and
recommend the said store to his her folks (Qualtrics Support ,2017).
Moreover, the table also shown that there is interaction between the buying
processes and the elements of satisfaction. This means that the level of satisfaction in the
three elements is dependent on the buying process that a customer prefers. In line with
customer satisfaction as dependent to these elements, product must meet each element
expectation so that one can say that he or she is satisfied with the product he or she
expectations and the actual product he or she perceived. To avoid disappointment and
tension because a product might not satisfy his or her expectations, a customer tends to
either lower the expectation or make the level of their satisfaction high (Anderson, 1973,
From the Two-way ANOVA test resulted to reject the null hypothesis, the
Scheffe post hoc test is done to compare all simple and complex pairs of means. Shown
in the table, the Sig value (p-value) of the difference between the cognitive and affective
element is equal to 0.181. Compared to the difference between affective and behaviora l
which is equal to 0.033 and the difference between affective and behavioral of 0.000. The
result shows that there is significant difference between Behavioral and Cognitive and
Behavioral and Affective element. These 3 results indicate that the mean of each element
is significantly different to each other. Based on the customer satisfaction theory, these
CHAPTER 4
Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
Summary of Findings
respondents was revealed. The result showed that 60% of the total sample of 152 or 91
was female and the other 61 or 40% of them were male. Age group was also considered
belong to Generation Y or known as the Millennial, 8 were form Generation X and the
other 3 respondents were from Baby Boomers. Moreover, social class was also part of the
demographics. Middle Class has the most number of respondents with 126 or 83% of the
total sample. Second were people from lower class with 21 or 14% of the sample while
respondents were also classified according to their civil status. Single people were 77%
How may the online shoppers‘ satisfaction be described in terms of the following
elements:
The satisfaction of the respondents was described according to the mean of the
answers. The satisfaction level is divided into three elements, namely: Cognitive,
3.12. Meanwhile, the satisfaction in terms of Affective Element was 2.91. Lastly, 3.20
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Behavioral Element.
following elements:
Customer satisfaction of the online shoppers was also measured. The result
showed that the mean of their satisfaction in terms Cognitive Element was 3.37. On
the other hand, in terms of Affective Element, the mean resulted to 3.42. Moreover, in
the Behavioral element, the satisfaction level of the consumer was 3.49.
Through the use of Two-way ANOVA and Post Hoc test conducted in SPSS, the
researchers were able to know that there is a significant difference on the satisfaction in
On the other hand, the profile of the respondents was also considered in
measuring their customer satisfaction after buying in both online and in-store. The
results of the tests show that there is no significant difference in the customer
Based on the results of the conducted research study, the researchers have
discovered differences between the two buying processes which are online and in-
store shopping. The study has measured the satisfaction of consumer who had bought
items from both online shop and in a physical store, considering their demographics
(age, gender, social status, civil status) through the three psychological element that
With the gathered data which has undergone statistical treatment like Z-test and
On the other hand, the result of the study says that there is no significant
difference in the satisfaction level of the customers based on their gender, age, social
In all the age group, from Baby Boomers to GenX, they prefer shopping in-store
rather than online. Also, both male and female choose to shop in a physical store
rather than in virtual one. In addition, either single or married people like in-store
shopping more than online shopping. Lastly, people from different social class chose
perceived by the customers from the two buying process, in-store shopping gives
more satisfaction to the customers with the mean result of 3.37. This means that the
products form in-store shopping more durable, cheaper and consists of better features
Meanwhile, when it comes to the Affective element which indicates the feeling of
the customers not only to the product but to the service the sales staffs is giving them.
Customers like in-store shopping with the mean of 3.42, more than online shopping.
This shows that in-store staffs give quality service and better communication to their
Lastly, in-store shopping gain 3.49 mean average in the Behavioral element of
satisfaction. It is higher than the 3.20 mean of online shopping. This means that in-
With all the conclusion and generalizations, the study exposed that in-store
shopping gives more satisfaction to the customers than virtual or online shopping
does
RECOMMENDATION
This research study is intended to give new information about the business
industry and eventually be a solution to some problems in the field. In line with these, the
store shop to be smart enough when choosing the right shopping environment in
buying products that they perceive to have. Because even though this research
depending on the environment they belong. So, there is no assurance that the
result of this research is applicable to all locales especially that it was only
focused on the municipality of Bocaue and nearby towns in Bulacan. They also
choosing for the right or applicable shopping environment for them but then a
again use it as a guide that can only influence one‘s decision and not a reference
for a decision.
for promotion and advertisement but never forget that having a physical store is a
society. May this research be an eye opener to them in the current situation of the
consumer is looking for in purchasing a product. Virtual shops are intangible and
so they must established tangible benefits to the customers. They should build
trust to every consumer and make sure of the sustainability of the different aspects
of their product. On the other hand, online shops should still give satisfaction
foundation to establish trust and loyalty which can lead the customer to repeat
purchase and recommend also the products they are selling to their folks.
To the in-store sellers- The researchers highly recommend to the managers and
sellers of in-store shops that they should lower the price of their products or
increase the benefits for the customers to continuously outperformed online shops
through finding new sources of raw materials that can give them a low product
manufacturing cost and formulating promos that eventually can help them to have
in-store sellers that they must improve their product line because the variety factor
under the cognitive element is the only one factor wherein the online shops beat
the in-store shops. Relevantly, in-store can widen their product line by finding and
establishment.
sellers that they should continuously improve their personnel and product. They
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Through those factors on both product and personnel, the in-store can maintain its
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RESEARCH TITLE: Online vs, In-store Shopping: The Battle towards Customer
Satisfaction
This is to certify that I have thoroughly edited the final draft of the
research paper entitled ―Online vs. In-store Shopping: The Battle towards
organization.
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APPENDIX F
RELIABILITY TEST
Cognitive Element
Affective Element
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Behavioral Element
Test-Retest Result
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APPENDIX G
SPSS RESULTS
ZTEST OF GENDER
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RECOMMENDATION
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APPENDIX I
RECOMMENDATION
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APPENDIX J
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Secondary Level
Junior Highschool 2012-2016
Assemblywoman Felicita G.
Bernardino Memorial Trade School
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Secondary Level
Junior Highschool 2012-2016
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Secondary Level
Junior Highschool Dr.Yanga's Colleges, Inc. 2012-2016
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
Age: 17 years old
Date of Birth: March 4, 2000
Gender: Female
Religion: Roman Catholic
Nationality: Filipino
Civil Status: Single
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Balagtas, Bulacan
Secondary Level
Junior Highschool Colegio de Immaculada 2012-2016
Concepcion
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
Age: 17 years old
Date of Birth: May 16, 2000
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Nationality: Filipino
Civil Status: Single
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Secondary Level
Junior Highschool 2012-2016
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Bunducan,Bocaue, Bulacan
Secondary Level
Junior Highschool Dr.Yanga‘s Colleges ,Inc. 2012-2016
Wakas Bocaue,Bulacan