Marketing Mix (4Cs) Affecting Decision to be an Online Degree Student: A Qualitative Case Study of an Online Master’s Degree in Thailand
Keywords:
education, marketing mix (4Cs), decision, online degree, student
Abstract
This study aims to explain the influence of the marketing mix (4Cs) on the decision to be an online master’s degree student in Thai people. A purposive sampling of Thai six online master’s degree students from three universities was selected for a qualitative study. The data were analysed employing content analysis and the NVIVO software program. The results show that the 4Cs-marketing mix (communication, cost, convenience, and customer or student centre) is related to the decision to be an online master's degree student at a university in Thailand. Online master’s degree students perceived cost as the highest essential factor, followed by convenience, communication, and customer (student) centre. Educators and program directors should consider marketing mix (4Cs) because these factors influence the decision to be an online master’s degree student in this qualitative research. The implication could help all service sectors find the appropriate marketing mix or customer relationship management (4Cs) for their customers because it influences behavioural intention or decisions among consumers.
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3. Aguinis, H., Ramani, R. S., Alabduljader, N., Bailey, J. R., & Lee, J. (2019). A Pluralist Conceptualization of Scholarly Impact in Management Education: Students as Stakeholders. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 18(1), 11-42
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52. Wongsansukcharoen, J. (2022). Effect of community relationship management, relationship marketing orientation, customer engagement, and brand trust on brand loyalty: The case of a commercial bank in Thailand. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 64, 102826.
53. Wu, Q. (2014). Motivations and Decision-Making Processes of Mainland Chinese Students for Undertaking Master’s Programs Abroad. Journal of Studies in International Education, 18(5), 426-444.
54. Xie, X., Siau, K., & Nah, F. F. H. (2020). COVID-19 Pandemic – Online Education in the New Normal and the Next Normal. Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research, 22(3), 175-187.
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2022-04-06
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Siripipattanakul, S., Siripipattanakul, S., Limna, P. and Auttawechasakoon, P. 2022. Marketing Mix (4Cs) Affecting Decision to be an Online Degree Student: A Qualitative Case Study of an Online Master’s Degree in Thailand. International Journal on Integrated Education. 5, 4 (Apr. 2022), 31-41. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v5i4.2922.
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