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International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research Volume 2, Issue 4- ISSN (2226-8235)
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A Study on Customer Perception towards HDFC Limited
1) Prof. V.Vanaja, M.Com., M.Phil., MBA,Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies, Sri
Ramakrishna Engineering College,Coimbatore -641 022, Tamilnadu, India.
2)
Sindhuja.J, II MBA, Department of Management Studies, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore -
641022, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract—A home loan is a long term commitment which is critical. There are lot many banks and financial institutions through which one can
easily avail a home loan. Using customer view assessment and evaluation, various housing finance establishments can focus on the issues most
important to the customer and understand points of service strength and weaknesses as viewed by the customer. Consequently, the housing
finance sector, as a whole, can develop pertinent service-oriented performance measures and improve the quality of the service offered to
society to levels consistent with customer expectation.The study aims at studying the customers’ perception on the home loans offered by HDFC
Limited, the factors influencing customers in choosing a housing finance agency, reasons for pre closure of home loans and customers’ opinion
about the Electronic Clearing Service of HDFC Limited.The study is based on descriptive research and follows convenience sampling with a
sample size of 150. Primary data is used in the study which is collected through a structured questionnaire.On a majority, the customers agree
that the people’s service, products and processes are effective. The company can improve the service of updating repayments and conveying
information about RBI guidelines and interest rate changes by enabling automatic generated SMS or e-mails to be sent or through tele calling
the customers within a time limit of one or two weeks. The major factors that influence customers in choosing housing finance company are
competitive interest rate, flexible repayment system, progressive funding and prepayment penalty, which if focused by HDFC can attract new
customers and can also retain loyal customers in the long run. Awareness about the home loan products can be created through display boards
within the office and newspaper inserts.
Keywords—Housing finance, Perception, Pre closure, Choice
I. INTRODUCTION
A home loan is a long term commitment of 15-20
years, several factors like expertise, quality of service,
in-depth domain knowledge and the company’s level of
commitment and transparency right through, the loan
procedures, the fine print, quality of services offered and
safe retrieval of the title deed are critical. There are lot
many banks and financial institutions through which one
can easily avail of a home loan at reasonable rate of
interest. The success of a business depends upon its
ability to attract and retain customers that are willing to
purchase goods and services at prices that are profitable
to the company. Consumer perception describes how
customers and potential customers view a company and
its products and services. Consumer perception is
important to businesses since it can influence consumer
behaviour, which ultimately affects the profitability of a
business.
II. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND OF THE
STUDY
Customer perceptions are influenced by a variety of
factors. Besides the actual outcome i.e. did the product
or service deliver the expected function and did it fulfil
the customers need – the whole process of consumption
and all interactions involved are of crucial importance. In
today’s globalised information driven economy this can
also comprise issues like:
 How other customers or influencing
groups perceive the product or brand
 The degree to which the customer feels
the actual marketing campaign addresses
the most important issues
 Responsiveness and service quality of any
affiliates, e.g. distribution partners
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A. Consumer Perception Process
Fig.1 Consumer Perception Process
Exposure
Exposure, the first step of the perception process,
occurs when a stimulus comes within the range of the
senses. Exposure is therefore simply the minimum
requirement of perception. Exposure to stimuli is of
either an intentional or an accidental nature. Intentional
exposure occurs when an individual is exposed to
market-related information because of his own
intentional, goal-directed behaviour, i.e. it reflects a
person’s interests, reading habits, information needs and
life style. Accidental exposure to stimuli occurs when the
individual is exposed to intensive marketing campaigns,
such as the messages portrayed by the broadcasting
media, billboards and the vast number of magazine and
newspaper advertisements.
Attention
Attention is of crucial importance, since no matter
how often a consumer is exposed to marketing stimuli, if
no attention takes place, the message is of no use.
Attention to a given stimulus has taken place only if a
consumer notices or attends to the stimulus.
Organisation
People do not experience the numerous stimuli they
select from the environment as separate and discrete
sensations. They rather tend to organise them into groups
and perceive them as unified wholes.
Interpretation
Interpretation is a process whereby people draw upon
their experience, memory, and expectations to interpret
and attach meaning to stimulus. The interpretation phase
is uniquely individual, since it is based upon what
individuals expect to see in the light of their previous
experience, on the number of plausible explanations they
can envision, and on their interests and motives at the
time perception occurs.
Retention
Retention is the process by which the consumers
remember the stimulus that they have noticed and
interpreted through their experiences. Consumers retain
the memory that they have gained through their attention
and prepare to focus on it.
Purchase and Consumption Decision
The purchase decision depends on considerations
such as terms of sale, past experience buying from the
seller and return policy. It will be also influenced by the
atmosphere, time pressure, a sale and pleasantness of the
experience.
B. Aspects of Measuring Customer Perceptions
First of all the company has to find out how it and its
offerings are perceived by the customers. This
information is of greater value if it can be compared to
the customers’ perception of competitive offerings. Not
only will this reveal relative strengths and weaknesses, it
is also a valuable source of ideas for improvement.
Besides that, surveys should also identify the relative
importance of several influencing variables in the eyes of
Attention
Organisation
Interpretation
Retention
Purchase and Consumption
Decision
Exposure
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the customer. To know what matters most to the
customer helps to set priorities for projects. It should be
based on careful customer segmentation. Customer
groups that differ by frequency of use, social status,
geographical region or other criteria, are likely to have
different expectations and preferences. Hence, they will
probably perceive an offering in different ways.
C. The 3 P’s in driving Customer Perception
In every organization, regardless of the industry it
belongs to and its nature of business, there are three key
factors that influence customer’s perception towards the
organization. Coincidentally all of them start with the
letter ―P‖ – Product, People and Process.
Product
The types of products and/ or services offered by an
organization will affect customer’s perception and
experience. In this dynamic business world, organization
needs to evolve constantly and continuously in meeting
customer’s needs. In organizations that constantly strive
to offer products and/ or services that meet customers’
demands, the Marketing or in some cases, also the R&D
department plays a vital role.
People
As any customer service front line would agree, the
―People‖ element is viewed as the most important factor
in driving customer perception. Front liners such as the
Contact Centre and Sales Agents are the ambassadors of
the organizations. The actions they take; the choices of
words they use when interacting with customers; the
behavior they display when handling customers, would
affect the customer’s perception towards the
organization.
Process
In order to function in a structured and manageable
manner, organizations cannot avoid but to put in place
different processes, which include policies and
procedures. Whenever an organization intends to change
or revise its processes, the first thing is to think in the
customer’s shoes.
D. Benefits of a Customer Perception Study
 It enables fact-based decision making about the
business
 Helps understand what customers like about the
company and why
 Identifies opportunities for improvement
 Prioritises changes based on customer feedback
 Strengthens customer relationships
 Measures effectiveness of advertising and PR
programmes
 Develops a focused and effective
communications programme
 Benchmarks against the competitors
III. LITERATURE REVIEW
John Mylonakis (2007) in his study on ―A Research
Study of Customer Preferences in the Home Loans
Market: The Mortgage Experience of Greek Bank
Customers‖, concluded that the important influential
factors emerge, such as the various offers of banks, the
bank’s reputation, existing cooperation, as well as bank
staff. Bank branches proved to continue constituting the
primary distribution channel for mortgage products and
services.
D. Regis Arunodayam and N. Thangavel (2007) in
their study on ―A study of the Housing Industry with
special reference to the city of Chennai‖ examined the
developments in the housing finance in India in the early
21st
century and the magnitude of the problem of housing
in the country and the implication of housing policies.
Kirti Dutta and Anil Dutta (2009) in their study on
―Customer Expectations and Perceptions across the
Indian Banking Industry and the Resultant Financial
Implications‖ have studied the expectations and
perceptions of the consumers across the three banking
sectors in India. It was found that in the banking sector it
is the foreign banks which are perceived to be offering
better quality of services followed by the private and
then public banks and these perceptions are reflected in
the financial performance of the banks also.
Aparna Mishra and Kamini Tandon (2011) in their
study on ―A Customer Centric Approach towards Retail
Banking Services: A Glimpse‖ analyzed the customers’
perception on the retail banking services offered by
namely five private sector banks situated in Delhi and to
study the major factors influencing their choice of banks
and its products.
Rashmi Chaudhary and Yasmin Janjhua (2011) in
their study on ―Customer Perceptions and Satisfaction
towards Home Loans‖ found that the customers of the
bank were highly satisfied with the home loan services in
relation to its services, transparency, time taken for loan
approval, employee co-operation and query handling,
prima facie of some problems like procedural delays,
lack of knowledge and red-tapism.
IV. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
 To analyze the customers’ perception on home
loans offered by HDFC Ltd.,
 To study the factors influencing the customers’
choice of housing finance companies
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 To study the reasons for pre closure of home
loans by customers at HDFC Ltd.,
 To study the customers’ opinion about
Electronic Clearing Service of HDFC Ltd.,
V. RESEARCH DESIGN
The type of research design used here is the
descriptive research. Descriptive research is carried out
to describe the characteristics of consumer segment viz.,
demographic, socio-economic, geographic,
psychographic and benefits sought.
A. Sampling Technique
The sampling technique used in this research is
convenience sampling. Convenience sampling is a non
probability sampling technique where subjects are
selected because of their convenient accessibility and
proximity to the researcher. The sample size is 150.
B. Method of Data Collection
The study depends on primary data. A structured
questionnaire is used for collection of data.
VI. RESEARCH GAP
The existing researches dealt with the studying of
customer perception towards banking services and
insurance industry. So far, not many studies have been
carried out on the customer perception towards home
loans. Hence the research has been carried out to study
the customers’ perception on home loans.
VII. TOOLS USED
The tools that are used are Percentage analysis,
Factor analysis, Chi-square analysis and Mean score.
VIII. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
TABLE I. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS
Gender No. of
respondents
Percentage
Male 122 81.3
Female 28 18.7
Total 150 100
Age (in yrs) No. of
respondents
Percentage
25 – 35 41 27.3
35 – 45 51 34.0
45 – 55 43 28.7
55 – 65 15 10.0
Total 150 100
Educational
Qualification
No. of
respondents
Percentage
Up to Class 12 30 20.0
Diploma 19 12.7
Graduate 50 33.3
Post Graduate 50 33.3
Others 1 0.7
Total 150 100
Occupation No. of
respondents
Percentage
Salaried 101 67.3
Self-Employed 26 17.3
Others 23 15.3
Total 150 100
Marital Status No. of Percentage
Married 133 88.7
Unmarried 17 11.3
Total 150 100
Monthly Income (in No. of Percentage
15,000-35,000 61 40.7
35,000-55,000 28 18.7
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55,000-75,000 22 14.7
More than 75,000 31 20.7
Others 8 5.3
Total 150 100
Location No. of Percentage
Urban 86 57.3
Semi-urban 31 20.7
Semi-rural 16 10.7
Rural 17 11.3
Total 150 100
Majority (81.3%) of the respondents are male. Most (34.0%) of the respondents belong to the age group 35 to 45
years. Most (33.3%) of the respondents are graduates and post graduates each. Majority (67.3%) of the respondents
belong to the salaried class. Majority (88.7%) of the respondents are married. Most (40.7%) of the respondents earn an
income between Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 35,000 per month. Majority (57.3%) of the respondents reside in urban locations.
TABLE II. DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS BASED ON THE CUSTOMERS’ ASSOCIATION WITH
HDFC
Association with
HDFC as a
customer (in yrs)
No. of
respondents
Percentage
Less than 5 66 44.0
5-10 49 32.7
10-15 26 17.3
More than 15 9 6.0
Total 150 100
Most (44.4%) of the respondents are associated with HDFC for less than 5 years. 32.7% of the respondents are
associated with HDFC for around 5 to 10 years, 17.3% of the respondents are associated with HDFC for around 10 to
15 years and 6.0% of the respondents are associated with HDFC for more than 15 years.
TABLE III. DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS BASED ON THE HOME LOAN PRODUCT TAKEN
Home Loan Product No. of
respondents
Percent
age
Home Loan for
Construction
76 50.7
Home Improvement Loan 22 14.7
Home Extension Loan 14 9.3
Top-up Loan 6 4.0
Equity Loan 6 4.0
Plot Loan 8 5.3
Loan for NRI 10 6.3
Loan for Non-residential
premises
1 0.7
Home Improvement Loan
and Top-up Loan
1 0.7
Home Extension Loan
and Top-up Loan
2 1.3
Home Loan for
Construction and Home
Extension Loan
2 1.3
Home Loan for
Construction and Loan
for NRI
1 0.7
Home Improvement Loan
and Home Extension
Loan
1 0.7
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Total 150 100
Most (50.7%) of the respondents have taken a home loan for construction. 14.7% of the respondents have taken a
home improvement loan, 9.3% of the respondents have taken a home extension loan, 6.7% of the respondents have
taken a loan under NRI category, 5.3% of the respondents have taken a plot loan, 4.0% of the respondents have taken
a top-up loan and equity loan respectively.
TABLE IV. DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS BASED ON THE MODE OF REPAYMENT OF LOAN
Mode of repayment No. of Percentage
PDC 40 26.7
ECS 107 71.3
BSI 3 2.0
Total 150 100
Majority (71.3%) of the respondents repay their EMI through ECS. 26.7% of the respondents repay through PDCs
and 2.0% of the respondents repay through BSI.
Relationship between customers’ association with HDFC and customers’ perception based on the people factor
This part of the analysis deals with the relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and the
customers’ perception on the people factor (human resources) of HDFC. For this purpose the following hypothesis is
formed.
H0: There is no significant relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and their perception on the
people factor (human resources).
Ha: There is significant relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and their perception on the
people factor (human resources).
TABLE V. CHI-SQUARE TEST ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUSTOMERS’ ASSOCIATION WITH
HDFC AND THE PEOPLE FACTOR
Factors Chi-square
value
‘P’ Result
Courteousness 7.260a
0.840 Accepted
Communication
in
9.671a
0.645 Accepted
Expertise 12.370a
0.416 Accepted
Guidance 15.275a
0.227 Accepted
Explanations
on terms and
12.943a
0.373 Accepted
Readiness to
meet customers
16.138a
0.185 Accepted
Behavior post
sanction/
12.709a
0.391 Accepted
Query handling 9.750a
0.638 Accepted
Overall service 6.210a
0.905 Accepted
Relationship between customers’ association with HDFC and customers’ perception based on the product factor
This part of the analysis deals with the relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and the
product factor considered for perception. For this purpose the following hypothesis is formed.
H0: There is no significant relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and their perception on the
products.
Ha: There is significant relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and their perception on the
products.
TABLE VI. CHI-SQUARE TEST ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUSTOMERS’ ASSOCIATION WITH
HDFC AND THE PRODUCT FACTOR
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Factors Chi-
square
‘P
’
Result
Variety of
home loan
5.177a
0.952 Accept
ed
Competitive 14.515a
0.269 Accept
Reasonable
processing fees
13.864a
0.309 Accept
ed
Flexible
schemes
18.241a
0.109 Accept
ed
Flexible tenure 7.633a
0.813 Accept
ed
Availability of
prepayment
and part
9.804a
0.367
Accept
ed
Relationship between customers’ association with HDFC and customers’ perception based on the process factor
This part of the analysis deals with the relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and the
process factor considered for perception. For this purpose the following hypothesis is formed.
H0: There is no significant relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and their perception on the
process.
Ha: There is significant relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and their perception on the
process.
TABLE VII. CHI-SQUARE TEST ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUSTOMERS’ ASSOCIATION WITH
HDFC AND THE PROCESS FACTOR
Factors
Chi-
square
value
‘P’ Result
Reasonable
documentation
and legal
formalities
9.170a
0.688 Accepted
Transparency 11.667a
0.473 Accepted
Faster
processing
7.010a
0.857 Accepted
Reasonable
lobby waiting
time
5.828a
0.925 Accepted
Quicker
sanctioning
10.213a
0.597 Accepted
Disbursements
at the right
time
11.674a
0.472 Accepted
Prompt and
accurate
updation of
repayment
16.053a
0.189 Accepted
Return of
deleted
cheques within
specified time
14.740a
0.256 Accepted
Provision of
statements at
the right time
5.559a
0.937 Accepted
Release of
documents on
due dates
12.381a
0.416 Accepted
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Factors influencing the customers’ choice of housing finance agency
TABLE VIII. KMO AND BARTLETT'S TEST
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling
Adequacy.
.863
Bartlett's Test of
Sphericity
Approx. Chi-Square 1.101E
3
Df 136
Sig. .000
TABLE IX. COMMUNALITIES
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TABLE X.
Component Initial Eigen values Extraction Sums of Squared Loadings
Total % of
Variance
Cumulative % Total % of
Variance
Cumulative %
1 6.320 37.175 37.175 6.320 37.175 37.175
2 2.095 12.326 49.501 2.095 12.326 49.501
3 1.105 6.498 55.999 1.105 6.498 55.999
Factors Initial Extraction
Low rate of
interest
1.000 0.525
Faster
processing
1.000 0.750
Minimal
formalities
and
procedures
1.000 0.644
Flexible
repayment
system
1.000 0.707
Convenient
repayment
term
1.000 0.646
Prepayment
penalty
1.000 0.718
Progressive
funding
1.000 0.636
In-house legal
and technical
services
1.000 0.631
Home
Insurance
1.000 0.367
Lesser
miscellaneous
charges
1.000 0.558
Professional
customer
service
1.000 0.672
Influence of
sales people
1.000 0.543
Service pre-
sanction and
post-sanction
1.000 0.709
Influence of
friends and
relatives
1.000 0.443
Brand name of
the housing
finance
agency
1.000 0.605
Influence of
advertisements
1.000 0.703
Location and
ambience of
the housing
finance
agency
1.000 0.699
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4 1.036 6.095 62.094 1.036 6.095 62.094
5 .869 5.112 67.206
6 .792 4.656 71.862
7 .677 3.983 75.845
8 .645 3.793 79.638
9 .627 3.689 83.327
10 .561 3.303 86.630
11 .450 2.647 89.277
12 .444 2.609 91.886
13 .342 2.012 93.898
14 .336 1.976 95.875
15 .274 1.614 97.489
16 .256 1.503 98.992
17 .171 1.008 100.000
TABLE XI. ROTATED COMPONENT MATRIXA
Factors
Component
1 2 3 4
Low rate of interest .651 .130 -.023 .289
Faster processing .180 .233 .053 .813
Minimal formalities and
procedures
.183 .059 .066 .776
Flexible repayment system .658 .100 .173 .484
Convenient repayment term .543 .311 .095 .494
Prepayment penalty
.839 .071 .076 -.054
Progressive funding .628 .393 .062 .288
In-house legal and
technical services
.424 .563 .194 .312
Home Insurance .365 .414 .239 .067
Lesser miscellaneous
charges
.463 .496 .207 .233
Professional customer
service
.318 .745 .044 .114
Influence of sales people -.033 .617 .399 -.054
Service pre-sanction and
post-sanction
.057 .745 .183 .342
Influence of friends and
relatives
.180 .351 .533 -.063
Brand name of the housing
finance agency
.285 .007 .702 .177
Influence of advertisements -.059 .261 .790 -.088
Location and ambience of
the housing finance agency
-.004 .126 .792 .237
Extraction Method: Principal Component Analysis.
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Factors 1
 Prepayment penalty
 Flexible repayment system
 Low rate of interest
 Progressive funding
Factors 2
 Service pre-sanction and post-sanction
 Professional customer service
Factors 3
 Location and ambience of the housing finance agency
 Influence of advertisements
 Brand name of the housing finance agency
Factors 4
 Faster processing
 Minimal formalities and procedures
Reasons for pre closure of home loans
TABLE XII. MEAN SCORE – REASONS FOR PRE CLOSURE OF HOME LOANS
Relationship between customers’ demographic profile and their opinion about ECS
This part of the analysis deals with the relationship between the demographic profiles of the respondents with the
customers’ opinion about ECS. For this purpose the following hypothesis is formed.
H0: There is no significant relationship between the customers’ demographic profile and their opinion about ECS.
Ha: There is a significant relationship between the customers’ demographic profile and their opinion about ECS.
TABLE XIII. CHI-SQUARE TEST ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUSTOMERS’ DEMOGRAPHIC
PROFILE AND THEIR OPINION ABOUT ECS
Reasons Mea
n
score
Ran
k
High interest rate 3.11 2
Availability of ready funds 2.87 1
Plan for availing new loans 4.37 4
Reduction of financial commitments 4.05 3
Extensive mortgage period 4.44 5
Plan of selling the property 5.51 6
Moving to a different geographic
location
6.51 8
Demise of the customer 7.46 10
Change in career 6.54 9
Additional responsibilities
(Marriage, Children)
5.91 7
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IX. RECOMMENDATIONS
On a majority, the customers agree that the people’s service, products and processes are effective. The company
can improve the service of updating repayments and conveying information about RBI guidelines and interest rate
changes by enabling automatic generated SMS or e-mails to be sent or through tele calling the customers within a time
limit of one or two weeks. The major factors that influence customers in choosing housing finance company are
competitive interest rate, flexible repayment system, progressive funding and prepayment penalty, which if focused by
HDFC can attract new customers and can also retain loyal customers in the long run. Awareness about the home loan
products can be created through display boards within the office and newspaper inserts.
X. CONCLUSION
The study mainly focuses on studying the customers’ perception towards HDFC Ltd., The study is based on
descriptive research and follows a convenience sampling technique with a sample size of 150. Findings reveal that the
customers perceive the overall service of the employees to be very good on an average. On a majority, the customers
agree that the products and processes are also effective. The following suggestions and recommendations are offered
based on the knowledge gained during the study and based on the findings of the analysis. The customers felt that
there is no proper updation of repayments. The company can improve the service by enabling automatic generated
SMS or e-mails to be sent as soon as the entries are made in the loan accounts of the customers in the system. The
customers felt that the RBI guidelines and any such changes on interest rates are not properly conveyed to them. The
company can improve the service by tele calling, sending SMS and e-mails to the customers regarding the From the
factor analysis that had been made, it is observed that the major factors that influence customers in choosing housing
finance company are competitive interest rate, flexible repayment system, progressive funding and prepayment
penalty. If HDFC keeps focusing on these factors, it can attract new customers and can also retain more loyal
customers in the long run. Majority of the customers are not aware of the various other home loan products offered by
HDFC, other than the product availed by them. Awareness can be created through display boards within the office and
newspaper inserts.
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Factors
Chi-square
value
‘P’ Result
Gender 7.226a
0.300 Accepted
Age 20.168a
0.323 Accepted
Educationa
l
Qualificati
on
20.585a
0.663 Accepted
Occupation 7.397a
0.830 Accepted
Marital
Status
6.235a
0.397 Accepted
Monthly
Income
12.434a
0.824 Accepted
Location 11.013a
0.894 Accepted
Customers’
association
with
HDFC
24.704a
0.133 Accepted
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[4] John Mylonakis (2007), A Research Study of
Customer Preferences in the Home Loans Market:
The Mortgage Experience of Greek Bank Customers,
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Economics ISSN 1450-2887 Issue 10 Pages 153-166
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study of the Housing Industry with special reference
to the city of Chennai, The Social Sciences Vol:2(1)
Pages 84-92
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A Study On Customer Perception Towards HDFC Limited

  • 1. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research Volume 2, Issue 4- ISSN (2226-8235) http://www.ijmsbr.com Page 69 A Study on Customer Perception towards HDFC Limited 1) Prof. V.Vanaja, M.Com., M.Phil., MBA,Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College,Coimbatore -641 022, Tamilnadu, India. 2) Sindhuja.J, II MBA, Department of Management Studies, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore - 641022, Tamil Nadu, India. Abstract—A home loan is a long term commitment which is critical. There are lot many banks and financial institutions through which one can easily avail a home loan. Using customer view assessment and evaluation, various housing finance establishments can focus on the issues most important to the customer and understand points of service strength and weaknesses as viewed by the customer. Consequently, the housing finance sector, as a whole, can develop pertinent service-oriented performance measures and improve the quality of the service offered to society to levels consistent with customer expectation.The study aims at studying the customers’ perception on the home loans offered by HDFC Limited, the factors influencing customers in choosing a housing finance agency, reasons for pre closure of home loans and customers’ opinion about the Electronic Clearing Service of HDFC Limited.The study is based on descriptive research and follows convenience sampling with a sample size of 150. Primary data is used in the study which is collected through a structured questionnaire.On a majority, the customers agree that the people’s service, products and processes are effective. The company can improve the service of updating repayments and conveying information about RBI guidelines and interest rate changes by enabling automatic generated SMS or e-mails to be sent or through tele calling the customers within a time limit of one or two weeks. The major factors that influence customers in choosing housing finance company are competitive interest rate, flexible repayment system, progressive funding and prepayment penalty, which if focused by HDFC can attract new customers and can also retain loyal customers in the long run. Awareness about the home loan products can be created through display boards within the office and newspaper inserts. Keywords—Housing finance, Perception, Pre closure, Choice I. INTRODUCTION A home loan is a long term commitment of 15-20 years, several factors like expertise, quality of service, in-depth domain knowledge and the company’s level of commitment and transparency right through, the loan procedures, the fine print, quality of services offered and safe retrieval of the title deed are critical. There are lot many banks and financial institutions through which one can easily avail of a home loan at reasonable rate of interest. The success of a business depends upon its ability to attract and retain customers that are willing to purchase goods and services at prices that are profitable to the company. Consumer perception describes how customers and potential customers view a company and its products and services. Consumer perception is important to businesses since it can influence consumer behaviour, which ultimately affects the profitability of a business. II. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Customer perceptions are influenced by a variety of factors. Besides the actual outcome i.e. did the product or service deliver the expected function and did it fulfil the customers need – the whole process of consumption and all interactions involved are of crucial importance. In today’s globalised information driven economy this can also comprise issues like:  How other customers or influencing groups perceive the product or brand  The degree to which the customer feels the actual marketing campaign addresses the most important issues  Responsiveness and service quality of any affiliates, e.g. distribution partners
  • 2. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research Volume 2, Issue 4- ISSN (2226-8235) http://www.ijmsbr.com Page 70 A. Consumer Perception Process Fig.1 Consumer Perception Process Exposure Exposure, the first step of the perception process, occurs when a stimulus comes within the range of the senses. Exposure is therefore simply the minimum requirement of perception. Exposure to stimuli is of either an intentional or an accidental nature. Intentional exposure occurs when an individual is exposed to market-related information because of his own intentional, goal-directed behaviour, i.e. it reflects a person’s interests, reading habits, information needs and life style. Accidental exposure to stimuli occurs when the individual is exposed to intensive marketing campaigns, such as the messages portrayed by the broadcasting media, billboards and the vast number of magazine and newspaper advertisements. Attention Attention is of crucial importance, since no matter how often a consumer is exposed to marketing stimuli, if no attention takes place, the message is of no use. Attention to a given stimulus has taken place only if a consumer notices or attends to the stimulus. Organisation People do not experience the numerous stimuli they select from the environment as separate and discrete sensations. They rather tend to organise them into groups and perceive them as unified wholes. Interpretation Interpretation is a process whereby people draw upon their experience, memory, and expectations to interpret and attach meaning to stimulus. The interpretation phase is uniquely individual, since it is based upon what individuals expect to see in the light of their previous experience, on the number of plausible explanations they can envision, and on their interests and motives at the time perception occurs. Retention Retention is the process by which the consumers remember the stimulus that they have noticed and interpreted through their experiences. Consumers retain the memory that they have gained through their attention and prepare to focus on it. Purchase and Consumption Decision The purchase decision depends on considerations such as terms of sale, past experience buying from the seller and return policy. It will be also influenced by the atmosphere, time pressure, a sale and pleasantness of the experience. B. Aspects of Measuring Customer Perceptions First of all the company has to find out how it and its offerings are perceived by the customers. This information is of greater value if it can be compared to the customers’ perception of competitive offerings. Not only will this reveal relative strengths and weaknesses, it is also a valuable source of ideas for improvement. Besides that, surveys should also identify the relative importance of several influencing variables in the eyes of Attention Organisation Interpretation Retention Purchase and Consumption Decision Exposure
  • 3. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research Volume 2, Issue 4- ISSN (2226-8235) http://www.ijmsbr.com Page 71 the customer. To know what matters most to the customer helps to set priorities for projects. It should be based on careful customer segmentation. Customer groups that differ by frequency of use, social status, geographical region or other criteria, are likely to have different expectations and preferences. Hence, they will probably perceive an offering in different ways. C. The 3 P’s in driving Customer Perception In every organization, regardless of the industry it belongs to and its nature of business, there are three key factors that influence customer’s perception towards the organization. Coincidentally all of them start with the letter ―P‖ – Product, People and Process. Product The types of products and/ or services offered by an organization will affect customer’s perception and experience. In this dynamic business world, organization needs to evolve constantly and continuously in meeting customer’s needs. In organizations that constantly strive to offer products and/ or services that meet customers’ demands, the Marketing or in some cases, also the R&D department plays a vital role. People As any customer service front line would agree, the ―People‖ element is viewed as the most important factor in driving customer perception. Front liners such as the Contact Centre and Sales Agents are the ambassadors of the organizations. The actions they take; the choices of words they use when interacting with customers; the behavior they display when handling customers, would affect the customer’s perception towards the organization. Process In order to function in a structured and manageable manner, organizations cannot avoid but to put in place different processes, which include policies and procedures. Whenever an organization intends to change or revise its processes, the first thing is to think in the customer’s shoes. D. Benefits of a Customer Perception Study  It enables fact-based decision making about the business  Helps understand what customers like about the company and why  Identifies opportunities for improvement  Prioritises changes based on customer feedback  Strengthens customer relationships  Measures effectiveness of advertising and PR programmes  Develops a focused and effective communications programme  Benchmarks against the competitors III. LITERATURE REVIEW John Mylonakis (2007) in his study on ―A Research Study of Customer Preferences in the Home Loans Market: The Mortgage Experience of Greek Bank Customers‖, concluded that the important influential factors emerge, such as the various offers of banks, the bank’s reputation, existing cooperation, as well as bank staff. Bank branches proved to continue constituting the primary distribution channel for mortgage products and services. D. Regis Arunodayam and N. Thangavel (2007) in their study on ―A study of the Housing Industry with special reference to the city of Chennai‖ examined the developments in the housing finance in India in the early 21st century and the magnitude of the problem of housing in the country and the implication of housing policies. Kirti Dutta and Anil Dutta (2009) in their study on ―Customer Expectations and Perceptions across the Indian Banking Industry and the Resultant Financial Implications‖ have studied the expectations and perceptions of the consumers across the three banking sectors in India. It was found that in the banking sector it is the foreign banks which are perceived to be offering better quality of services followed by the private and then public banks and these perceptions are reflected in the financial performance of the banks also. Aparna Mishra and Kamini Tandon (2011) in their study on ―A Customer Centric Approach towards Retail Banking Services: A Glimpse‖ analyzed the customers’ perception on the retail banking services offered by namely five private sector banks situated in Delhi and to study the major factors influencing their choice of banks and its products. Rashmi Chaudhary and Yasmin Janjhua (2011) in their study on ―Customer Perceptions and Satisfaction towards Home Loans‖ found that the customers of the bank were highly satisfied with the home loan services in relation to its services, transparency, time taken for loan approval, employee co-operation and query handling, prima facie of some problems like procedural delays, lack of knowledge and red-tapism. IV. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY  To analyze the customers’ perception on home loans offered by HDFC Ltd.,  To study the factors influencing the customers’ choice of housing finance companies
  • 4. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research Volume 2, Issue 4- ISSN (2226-8235) http://www.ijmsbr.com Page 72  To study the reasons for pre closure of home loans by customers at HDFC Ltd.,  To study the customers’ opinion about Electronic Clearing Service of HDFC Ltd., V. RESEARCH DESIGN The type of research design used here is the descriptive research. Descriptive research is carried out to describe the characteristics of consumer segment viz., demographic, socio-economic, geographic, psychographic and benefits sought. A. Sampling Technique The sampling technique used in this research is convenience sampling. Convenience sampling is a non probability sampling technique where subjects are selected because of their convenient accessibility and proximity to the researcher. The sample size is 150. B. Method of Data Collection The study depends on primary data. A structured questionnaire is used for collection of data. VI. RESEARCH GAP The existing researches dealt with the studying of customer perception towards banking services and insurance industry. So far, not many studies have been carried out on the customer perception towards home loans. Hence the research has been carried out to study the customers’ perception on home loans. VII. TOOLS USED The tools that are used are Percentage analysis, Factor analysis, Chi-square analysis and Mean score. VIII. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS TABLE I. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS Gender No. of respondents Percentage Male 122 81.3 Female 28 18.7 Total 150 100 Age (in yrs) No. of respondents Percentage 25 – 35 41 27.3 35 – 45 51 34.0 45 – 55 43 28.7 55 – 65 15 10.0 Total 150 100 Educational Qualification No. of respondents Percentage Up to Class 12 30 20.0 Diploma 19 12.7 Graduate 50 33.3 Post Graduate 50 33.3 Others 1 0.7 Total 150 100 Occupation No. of respondents Percentage Salaried 101 67.3 Self-Employed 26 17.3 Others 23 15.3 Total 150 100 Marital Status No. of Percentage Married 133 88.7 Unmarried 17 11.3 Total 150 100 Monthly Income (in No. of Percentage 15,000-35,000 61 40.7 35,000-55,000 28 18.7
  • 5. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research Volume 2, Issue 4- ISSN (2226-8235) http://www.ijmsbr.com Page 73 55,000-75,000 22 14.7 More than 75,000 31 20.7 Others 8 5.3 Total 150 100 Location No. of Percentage Urban 86 57.3 Semi-urban 31 20.7 Semi-rural 16 10.7 Rural 17 11.3 Total 150 100 Majority (81.3%) of the respondents are male. Most (34.0%) of the respondents belong to the age group 35 to 45 years. Most (33.3%) of the respondents are graduates and post graduates each. Majority (67.3%) of the respondents belong to the salaried class. Majority (88.7%) of the respondents are married. Most (40.7%) of the respondents earn an income between Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 35,000 per month. Majority (57.3%) of the respondents reside in urban locations. TABLE II. DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS BASED ON THE CUSTOMERS’ ASSOCIATION WITH HDFC Association with HDFC as a customer (in yrs) No. of respondents Percentage Less than 5 66 44.0 5-10 49 32.7 10-15 26 17.3 More than 15 9 6.0 Total 150 100 Most (44.4%) of the respondents are associated with HDFC for less than 5 years. 32.7% of the respondents are associated with HDFC for around 5 to 10 years, 17.3% of the respondents are associated with HDFC for around 10 to 15 years and 6.0% of the respondents are associated with HDFC for more than 15 years. TABLE III. DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS BASED ON THE HOME LOAN PRODUCT TAKEN Home Loan Product No. of respondents Percent age Home Loan for Construction 76 50.7 Home Improvement Loan 22 14.7 Home Extension Loan 14 9.3 Top-up Loan 6 4.0 Equity Loan 6 4.0 Plot Loan 8 5.3 Loan for NRI 10 6.3 Loan for Non-residential premises 1 0.7 Home Improvement Loan and Top-up Loan 1 0.7 Home Extension Loan and Top-up Loan 2 1.3 Home Loan for Construction and Home Extension Loan 2 1.3 Home Loan for Construction and Loan for NRI 1 0.7 Home Improvement Loan and Home Extension Loan 1 0.7
  • 6. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research Volume 2, Issue 4- ISSN (2226-8235) http://www.ijmsbr.com Page 74 Total 150 100 Most (50.7%) of the respondents have taken a home loan for construction. 14.7% of the respondents have taken a home improvement loan, 9.3% of the respondents have taken a home extension loan, 6.7% of the respondents have taken a loan under NRI category, 5.3% of the respondents have taken a plot loan, 4.0% of the respondents have taken a top-up loan and equity loan respectively. TABLE IV. DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS BASED ON THE MODE OF REPAYMENT OF LOAN Mode of repayment No. of Percentage PDC 40 26.7 ECS 107 71.3 BSI 3 2.0 Total 150 100 Majority (71.3%) of the respondents repay their EMI through ECS. 26.7% of the respondents repay through PDCs and 2.0% of the respondents repay through BSI. Relationship between customers’ association with HDFC and customers’ perception based on the people factor This part of the analysis deals with the relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and the customers’ perception on the people factor (human resources) of HDFC. For this purpose the following hypothesis is formed. H0: There is no significant relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and their perception on the people factor (human resources). Ha: There is significant relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and their perception on the people factor (human resources). TABLE V. CHI-SQUARE TEST ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUSTOMERS’ ASSOCIATION WITH HDFC AND THE PEOPLE FACTOR Factors Chi-square value ‘P’ Result Courteousness 7.260a 0.840 Accepted Communication in 9.671a 0.645 Accepted Expertise 12.370a 0.416 Accepted Guidance 15.275a 0.227 Accepted Explanations on terms and 12.943a 0.373 Accepted Readiness to meet customers 16.138a 0.185 Accepted Behavior post sanction/ 12.709a 0.391 Accepted Query handling 9.750a 0.638 Accepted Overall service 6.210a 0.905 Accepted Relationship between customers’ association with HDFC and customers’ perception based on the product factor This part of the analysis deals with the relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and the product factor considered for perception. For this purpose the following hypothesis is formed. H0: There is no significant relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and their perception on the products. Ha: There is significant relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and their perception on the products. TABLE VI. CHI-SQUARE TEST ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUSTOMERS’ ASSOCIATION WITH HDFC AND THE PRODUCT FACTOR
  • 7. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research Volume 2, Issue 4- ISSN (2226-8235) http://www.ijmsbr.com Page 75 Factors Chi- square ‘P ’ Result Variety of home loan 5.177a 0.952 Accept ed Competitive 14.515a 0.269 Accept Reasonable processing fees 13.864a 0.309 Accept ed Flexible schemes 18.241a 0.109 Accept ed Flexible tenure 7.633a 0.813 Accept ed Availability of prepayment and part 9.804a 0.367 Accept ed Relationship between customers’ association with HDFC and customers’ perception based on the process factor This part of the analysis deals with the relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and the process factor considered for perception. For this purpose the following hypothesis is formed. H0: There is no significant relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and their perception on the process. Ha: There is significant relationship between the customers’ association with HDFC and their perception on the process. TABLE VII. CHI-SQUARE TEST ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUSTOMERS’ ASSOCIATION WITH HDFC AND THE PROCESS FACTOR Factors Chi- square value ‘P’ Result Reasonable documentation and legal formalities 9.170a 0.688 Accepted Transparency 11.667a 0.473 Accepted Faster processing 7.010a 0.857 Accepted Reasonable lobby waiting time 5.828a 0.925 Accepted Quicker sanctioning 10.213a 0.597 Accepted Disbursements at the right time 11.674a 0.472 Accepted Prompt and accurate updation of repayment 16.053a 0.189 Accepted Return of deleted cheques within specified time 14.740a 0.256 Accepted Provision of statements at the right time 5.559a 0.937 Accepted Release of documents on due dates 12.381a 0.416 Accepted
  • 8. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research Volume 2, Issue 4- ISSN (2226-8235) http://www.ijmsbr.com Page 76 Factors influencing the customers’ choice of housing finance agency TABLE VIII. KMO AND BARTLETT'S TEST Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy. .863 Bartlett's Test of Sphericity Approx. Chi-Square 1.101E 3 Df 136 Sig. .000 TABLE IX. COMMUNALITIES
  • 9. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research Volume 2, Issue 4- ISSN (2226-8235) http://www.ijmsbr.com Page 77 TABLE X. Component Initial Eigen values Extraction Sums of Squared Loadings Total % of Variance Cumulative % Total % of Variance Cumulative % 1 6.320 37.175 37.175 6.320 37.175 37.175 2 2.095 12.326 49.501 2.095 12.326 49.501 3 1.105 6.498 55.999 1.105 6.498 55.999 Factors Initial Extraction Low rate of interest 1.000 0.525 Faster processing 1.000 0.750 Minimal formalities and procedures 1.000 0.644 Flexible repayment system 1.000 0.707 Convenient repayment term 1.000 0.646 Prepayment penalty 1.000 0.718 Progressive funding 1.000 0.636 In-house legal and technical services 1.000 0.631 Home Insurance 1.000 0.367 Lesser miscellaneous charges 1.000 0.558 Professional customer service 1.000 0.672 Influence of sales people 1.000 0.543 Service pre- sanction and post-sanction 1.000 0.709 Influence of friends and relatives 1.000 0.443 Brand name of the housing finance agency 1.000 0.605 Influence of advertisements 1.000 0.703 Location and ambience of the housing finance agency 1.000 0.699
  • 10. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research Volume 2, Issue 4- ISSN (2226-8235) http://www.ijmsbr.com Page 78 4 1.036 6.095 62.094 1.036 6.095 62.094 5 .869 5.112 67.206 6 .792 4.656 71.862 7 .677 3.983 75.845 8 .645 3.793 79.638 9 .627 3.689 83.327 10 .561 3.303 86.630 11 .450 2.647 89.277 12 .444 2.609 91.886 13 .342 2.012 93.898 14 .336 1.976 95.875 15 .274 1.614 97.489 16 .256 1.503 98.992 17 .171 1.008 100.000 TABLE XI. ROTATED COMPONENT MATRIXA Factors Component 1 2 3 4 Low rate of interest .651 .130 -.023 .289 Faster processing .180 .233 .053 .813 Minimal formalities and procedures .183 .059 .066 .776 Flexible repayment system .658 .100 .173 .484 Convenient repayment term .543 .311 .095 .494 Prepayment penalty .839 .071 .076 -.054 Progressive funding .628 .393 .062 .288 In-house legal and technical services .424 .563 .194 .312 Home Insurance .365 .414 .239 .067 Lesser miscellaneous charges .463 .496 .207 .233 Professional customer service .318 .745 .044 .114 Influence of sales people -.033 .617 .399 -.054 Service pre-sanction and post-sanction .057 .745 .183 .342 Influence of friends and relatives .180 .351 .533 -.063 Brand name of the housing finance agency .285 .007 .702 .177 Influence of advertisements -.059 .261 .790 -.088 Location and ambience of the housing finance agency -.004 .126 .792 .237 Extraction Method: Principal Component Analysis.
  • 11. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research Volume 2, Issue 4- ISSN (2226-8235) http://www.ijmsbr.com Page 79 Factors 1  Prepayment penalty  Flexible repayment system  Low rate of interest  Progressive funding Factors 2  Service pre-sanction and post-sanction  Professional customer service Factors 3  Location and ambience of the housing finance agency  Influence of advertisements  Brand name of the housing finance agency Factors 4  Faster processing  Minimal formalities and procedures Reasons for pre closure of home loans TABLE XII. MEAN SCORE – REASONS FOR PRE CLOSURE OF HOME LOANS Relationship between customers’ demographic profile and their opinion about ECS This part of the analysis deals with the relationship between the demographic profiles of the respondents with the customers’ opinion about ECS. For this purpose the following hypothesis is formed. H0: There is no significant relationship between the customers’ demographic profile and their opinion about ECS. Ha: There is a significant relationship between the customers’ demographic profile and their opinion about ECS. TABLE XIII. CHI-SQUARE TEST ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUSTOMERS’ DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE AND THEIR OPINION ABOUT ECS Reasons Mea n score Ran k High interest rate 3.11 2 Availability of ready funds 2.87 1 Plan for availing new loans 4.37 4 Reduction of financial commitments 4.05 3 Extensive mortgage period 4.44 5 Plan of selling the property 5.51 6 Moving to a different geographic location 6.51 8 Demise of the customer 7.46 10 Change in career 6.54 9 Additional responsibilities (Marriage, Children) 5.91 7
  • 12. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research Volume 2, Issue 4- ISSN (2226-8235) http://www.ijmsbr.com Page 80 IX. RECOMMENDATIONS On a majority, the customers agree that the people’s service, products and processes are effective. The company can improve the service of updating repayments and conveying information about RBI guidelines and interest rate changes by enabling automatic generated SMS or e-mails to be sent or through tele calling the customers within a time limit of one or two weeks. The major factors that influence customers in choosing housing finance company are competitive interest rate, flexible repayment system, progressive funding and prepayment penalty, which if focused by HDFC can attract new customers and can also retain loyal customers in the long run. Awareness about the home loan products can be created through display boards within the office and newspaper inserts. X. CONCLUSION The study mainly focuses on studying the customers’ perception towards HDFC Ltd., The study is based on descriptive research and follows a convenience sampling technique with a sample size of 150. Findings reveal that the customers perceive the overall service of the employees to be very good on an average. On a majority, the customers agree that the products and processes are also effective. The following suggestions and recommendations are offered based on the knowledge gained during the study and based on the findings of the analysis. The customers felt that there is no proper updation of repayments. The company can improve the service by enabling automatic generated SMS or e-mails to be sent as soon as the entries are made in the loan accounts of the customers in the system. The customers felt that the RBI guidelines and any such changes on interest rates are not properly conveyed to them. The company can improve the service by tele calling, sending SMS and e-mails to the customers regarding the From the factor analysis that had been made, it is observed that the major factors that influence customers in choosing housing finance company are competitive interest rate, flexible repayment system, progressive funding and prepayment penalty. If HDFC keeps focusing on these factors, it can attract new customers and can also retain more loyal customers in the long run. Majority of the customers are not aware of the various other home loan products offered by HDFC, other than the product availed by them. Awareness can be created through display boards within the office and newspaper inserts. REFERENCES Books [1] Deborah J.Macinnis and Wayne D.Hoyer, Consumer Behaviour, Cengage Learning, USA, 2008. [2] Leon G.Schiffman and Leslie Lazar Kanuk, Consumer Behaviour, Pearson Education Inc., New Delhi, 2009. [3] Donald R.Cooper and Ramcis S.Schindler, Business Research Methods, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 2006. Factors Chi-square value ‘P’ Result Gender 7.226a 0.300 Accepted Age 20.168a 0.323 Accepted Educationa l Qualificati on 20.585a 0.663 Accepted Occupation 7.397a 0.830 Accepted Marital Status 6.235a 0.397 Accepted Monthly Income 12.434a 0.824 Accepted Location 11.013a 0.894 Accepted Customers’ association with HDFC 24.704a 0.133 Accepted
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