Analyzing differences in customer satisfaction on the video streaming platform Netflix
Abstract:
Purpose: With the rise of online video streaming platforms and the preventive measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, staying at home has become the preferred choice for people. As a result, online video streaming platforms, one of the components of the home economy, have experienced rapid growth. Netflix is a subscription-based service that offers movies and TV shows, delivering media content to subscribers through internet streaming.
Research methodology: This study utilizes the Importance-Satisfaction Model (I-S Model) as a research tool to explore customer satisfaction levels. Through literature review and expert confirmation, 16 key quality factors were identified for conducting importance and satisfaction surveys among Netflix customers. Additionally, demographic variables such as gender, marital status, education level, occupation, and age were analyzed for differences in the Importance-Satisfaction Model.
Results: The study reveals that out of the overall Importance-Satisfaction Model, 2 factors fall in the "Improveme+nt area", 9 factors fall in the "Excellent area ", 4 factors fall in the "Careless area ", and 1 factor falls in the "Surplus area ".
Limitations: The respondents were not randomly selected from all OTT video platform users, and furthermore, due to limitations in the distribution channels of the questionnaire, the age range of the respondents in this study was concentrated in high school, college, and young working groups.
Contribution: These findings indicate that consumers are generally satisfied with the service quality provided by Netflix.
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- Gerson, R. (1993). Measuring Customer Satisfaction: A Guide to Managing Quality Service. Cet ouvrage de, 113.
- Gomez-Uribe, C. A., & Hunt, N. (2015). The netflix recommender system: Algorithms, business value, and innovation. ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems (TMIS), 6(4), 1-19.
- Gremler, D. D., & Gwinner, K. P. (2000). Customer-employee rapport in service relationships. Journal of service research, 3(1), 82-104.
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- Hsu, C.-H. (2021). A study of consumers' intention to pay for Netflix audio-visual platform.
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- Jemal, S. (2022). The Effect of Supply Chain Management on the Performance of Commercial Bank Organization in Ethiopia's Case of Jimma City. International Journal of Financial, Accounting, and Management, 4(3), 285-302.
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- Mühlbach, S., & Arora, P. (2020). Behind the music: How labor changed for musicians through the subscription economy. First Monday.
- Oliver, R. L. (1980). A cognitive model of the antecedents and consequences of satisfaction decisions. Journal of marketing research, 17(4), 460-469.
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