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<strong>Challenges</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Era</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Globalization</strong><br />

Edited by Emmanuel Obuah<br />

Factor 1: Bank’s f<strong>in</strong>ancial stability and confidentiality – Cronbach alpha 0.780<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ancial stability <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bank 0.675<br />

Confidentiality <strong>of</strong> transaction/customer <strong>in</strong>formation 0.520<br />

Factor 2: Convenience and functional ATM network - Cronbach alpha 0.860<br />

Availability <strong>of</strong> ATM <strong>in</strong> several locations 0.691<br />

Availability <strong>of</strong> ATM <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> campus 0.775<br />

24 hours availability <strong>of</strong> ATM services 0.807<br />

Convenient ATM location 0.754<br />

Factor 3: Free gifts and <strong>in</strong>fluential promos - Cronbach alpha 0.575<br />

Free gifts for customers 0.531<br />

Influential market<strong>in</strong>g campaign 0.325<br />

Factor 4: Friendl<strong>in</strong>ess and pr<strong>of</strong>essional bank staff - Cronbach alpha 0.735<br />

Friendl<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>of</strong> bank personnel 0.603<br />

Regular bank statement 0.678<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism <strong>of</strong> bank staff 0.717<br />

Factor 5: Afternoon bank<strong>in</strong>g - Cronbach alpha 0.529<br />

Bank opens <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> afternoon 0.465<br />

Availability <strong>of</strong> park<strong>in</strong>g space 0.456<br />

Factor 6: External and <strong>in</strong>ternal aes<strong>the</strong>tics <strong>of</strong> bank - Cronbach alpha 0.754<br />

Attractiveness <strong>of</strong> bank build<strong>in</strong>g 0.771<br />

Interior decor <strong>of</strong> bank build<strong>in</strong>g 0.774<br />

Pleasant bank atmosphere 0.615<br />

Factor 7: Family and friends <strong>in</strong>fluence - Cronbach alpha 0.718<br />

Recommendation <strong>of</strong> relatives 0.710<br />

Recommendation <strong>of</strong> friends 0.753<br />

Influence <strong>of</strong> lecturers 0.688<br />

Influence <strong>of</strong> parents 0.738<br />

Factor 8: Low bank charges - Cronbach alpha 0.787<br />

Low service charges 0.699<br />

Low <strong>in</strong>terest rates on loan 0.648<br />

Factor 9: Friendl<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>of</strong> bank staff - Cronbach alpha 0.675<br />

Reception at <strong>the</strong> bank 0.719<br />

Factor 10: Proximity <strong>of</strong> bank branch to university campus - Cronbach alpha 0.612<br />

Proximity to University 0.707<br />

Branch <strong>of</strong> is <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> university campus 0.675<br />

Eigenvalue 12.431 3.332 2.387 2.148 2.019 1.626 1.526 1.321 1.199 1.152<br />

% Variance 25.369 6.801 4.871 4.384 4.121 3.318 3.114 2.697 2.446 2.351<br />

Cum % variance 25.369 32.170 37.041 41.425 45.546 48.864 51.978 54.675 57.121 61.867<br />

Factor analysis was considered appropriate for <strong>the</strong> 49 items because <strong>the</strong> Keiser-Meyer (KMO) measure <strong>of</strong><br />

sampl<strong>in</strong>g adequacy test <strong>in</strong>dex equaled 0.854 and Barlett’s test gives a significance level <strong>of</strong> less than<br />

0.0001, which supports <strong>the</strong> appropriateness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> factor model. As seen <strong>in</strong> Table 1 above, <strong>the</strong> analysis<br />

produced ten pr<strong>in</strong>cipal component solutions, which collectively expla<strong>in</strong>ed more than half <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> variance<br />

observed <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> variable at 61.9%, satisfy<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> percentage <strong>of</strong> variance criterion for social sciences<br />

research (see Hair et al, 2010 and Makhlis, 2009). The ten factors identified are: bank’s f<strong>in</strong>ancial stability;<br />

convenience and functional ATM network; free gifts and <strong>in</strong>fluential market<strong>in</strong>g promos; friendl<strong>in</strong>ess and<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essional bank staff; afternoon bank<strong>in</strong>g; <strong>in</strong>ternal and external aes<strong>the</strong>tics <strong>of</strong> bank; family and friends<br />

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