5. CUSTOMERS’ PERCEPTION IN STANDARD ACCREDITATION OF
BOOTS QUALITY DRUGSTORE
AN ABSTRACT
BY
APIYANEE PHAYAPICHAI
Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the
Master of Business Administration degree in Pharmacy Organization Management
at Srinakharinwirot University
May 2010
6. Apiyanee Phayapichai. (2010). Customers’ Perception in Standard Accreditation of Boots
Quality Drugstore, Master project., M.B.A. (Pharmacy Organization Management).
Bangkok: Graduate school, Srinakharinwirot University. Project Advisor:
Dr. Warangkana Adisornprasert.
The objective of this research was to investigate the customers’ perception in
standard accreditation of Boots quality drugstore classified by personal factors of customers
as well as to investigate the relationship between the marketing communications and
customers’ perception.
The sample was 385 customers who live in Bangkok and know Boots. The research
instrument used was questionnaire and descriptive statistics used were percentage, mean,
standard deviations. Hypotheses were tested by using Independent Sample t-test, One-Way
ANOVA and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient.
The research results were as follows:
1. The research found that most of customers were female, aged more than 30-40
years, holding Bachelor’s degree, self-employ and having average monthly income of
30,001-40,000 Baht.
2. Customers’ perceptions of overall marketing communication were at low level.
Customers’ perceptions in store pharmacists were at high level. Customers’ perception of
standard accreditation notice was at low level. Customers’ perception of website and news
release were at lowest level.
3. Customers had high perception in standard accreditation of Boots quality
drugstore.
4. Customers suggested that Boots should to have standard accreditation notice in
stores where customers can see it.
5. Marketing communication via company’s website was negatively correlated with
customers’ perception in standard accreditation of Boots quality drugstore.