<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD JATS (Z39.96) Journal Publishing DTD v1.2d1 20170631//EN" "JATS-journalpublishing1.dtd"> <ArticleSet> <Article> <Journal> <PublisherName>aimsjournal</PublisherName> <JournalTitle>Allana Management Journal of Research, Pune</JournalTitle> <PISSN>? ?2581-3137 (</PISSN> <EISSN>) 2231 - 0290 (Print)</EISSN> <Volume-Issue>Volume 3, Issue 2</Volume-Issue> <PartNumber/> <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic> <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage> <Season>July 2013 - December, 2013</Season> <SpecialIssue>N</SpecialIssue> <SupplementaryIssue>N</SupplementaryIssue> <IssueOA>Y</IssueOA> <PubDate> <Year>-0001</Year> <Month>11</Month> <Day>30</Day> </PubDate> <ArticleType>Human Resource Management</ArticleType> <ArticleTitle>INFORMATION SEARCH : AN EMPIRICAL STUDY AMONG RETAIL BANKING CUSTOMERS IN INDIA</ArticleTitle> <SubTitle/> <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage> <ArticleOA>Y</ArticleOA> <FirstPage>13</FirstPage> <LastPage>20</LastPage> <AuthorList> <Author> <FirstName>Dr. G.</FirstName> <LastName>Ramasundaram</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>N</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> <FirstName>Dr. B.</FirstName> <LastName>Aiswarya</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> </Author> </AuthorList> <DOI/> <Abstract>Ever since the entry of new private sector banks in the wake of economic reforms in 1991, the competition has become very tough for getting a pie in retail banking segment in India. In order to attract consumers of retail banking, a competent bank has to frame a strategy which warrant understanding of consumer buying behavior especially information search phase of consumer behavior. Hence, this study has attempted to identify the source of information and analyze the level of usefulness thereof in selection of bank by collecting information from 895 retail credit customers. The sample size covered all spectrums of customer profiles such as age, income, education, and gender. Using ANOVA and independent T test, it has found the significant differences among various segments in terms of perception on level of usefulness of different information sources.</Abstract> <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage> <Keywords>Retail banking, advertisement, family and friends, financial advisor, pamphlets, previous dealings and shopping around.</Keywords> <URLs> <Abstract>https://aimsjournal.org/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=3383&title=INFORMATION SEARCH : AN EMPIRICAL STUDY AMONG RETAIL BANKING CUSTOMERS IN INDIA</Abstract> </URLs> <References> <ReferencesarticleTitle>References</ReferencesarticleTitle> <ReferencesfirstPage>16</ReferencesfirstPage> <ReferenceslastPage>19</ReferenceslastPage> <References/> </References> </Journal> </Article> </ArticleSet>