Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to study the characteristics of internet banking service usage among small and medium enterprises in Nakhon Si Thammarat and elements of marketing mix that influenced internet banking user behaviors. For the data collection, 400 questionnaires were distributed to internet banking service users in small and medium enterprises. The data were analyzed through the following statistical methods: SPSS, statistic frequency, percentage and means. The study hypotheses were tested by T-Test, F - Test and Correlations.
The statistic analyses revealed the following general characteristics of research population: the proportionate number of males and females, the age range of 25 - 40 years old, the bacheIors degree education level, members of a 25-mployees business of 5 - 10 years old establishment. Regarding characteristics of internet banking uses among owners of small and medium enterprises, the study showed that most of respondents used the internet banking services provided by Krung Thai Co.,Ltd. at their offices. Moreover, the busiest time of the service uses was from 8:30 a.m. - 15.30 p.m.
The average experience of the service uses was 1 to 2 years;prior to the use of the
internet banking services, the respondents used to visit banks for counter services over 7 times a week. They were introduced to the internet banking services by bank employees. After they had learned to use the internet banking services, their visit to banks were fewer than 3 times a week and they uses of the internet banking services were over 7 times a week. The top 4 services though the internet banking system were inquiries for account balances, fund transfers to a third party holding an account at the . same bank, fund transfers to different accounts of the same owner and requests for bank statements. Influential marketing mixes, ranging from the strongest one to the weakest, that affected internet banking services uses were processes, prices, products, physical evidences, marketing channels, personel and market promotions.
The analysis demonstrated that characteristics of internet banking users that affected patterns of the internet banking service use behavior were age groups, types of business and length of work experiences. On the other hand, gender, education and business size were not influential factors
Furthermore, marketing mixes that influenced patterns of the internet banking user behavior were personnel and processes. The other elements of marketing mix, including products, prices, market channels, market promotions and physical evidences, did not show any correlation.
WALAILAK UNIVERSITY. CENTER FOR LIBRARY RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL MEDIA