This chapter analyzed customer expectations-based new product and service development process in banking sector for the Turkish banking sector. In-depth interview technique was used. Four dimensions (finance, technology, customer and personnel, and physical conditions) were determined for measuring the efficiency of this process, and 12 criteria were determined for these dimensions. Questions were prepared by considering the literature and these dimensions and criteria. The 26 questions were asked to 12 different personnel working in Turkish banks. Those employees in the private and foreign banks did not indicate any negativity regarding the new product and service development process, but did report deficiencies in terms of personnel and physical conditions in relation to the new product and service development process.
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Globalization has affected countries socially, culturally and economically. The most important economic impact of globalization is the disappearance of financial borders between countries. This issue has provided many economic benefits to countries. In this way, companies have the opportunity to reach new markets. This situation has a positive effect on the profitability of the countries (Parente et al., 2018). Despite these positive aspects mentioned above, globalization has led to an increase in competition in the markets. This is considered to be a positive aspect as it will lead to a decrease in the prices of the products. On the other hand, this increasing competition may affect some firms negatively. There are risks of bankruptcy, especially since they cannot compete with local companies and other large international firms (Coulibaly et al., 2018).
The banking sector is also highly affected by the competition caused by globalization. The financial limits that globalization abolished benefited the banking sector the most. As a result, large banks have had the chance to operate easily in other countries (Kleymenova et al., 2016). This situation caused the financial difficulties of local banks. In order to survive in this competitive environment, it has become necessary for banks to take certain actions. Developing new products and services is one of the strategies that banks can implement in a competitive environment. Thanks to the new products and services they will develop, banks will gain a competitive advantage over their competitors. In this way, the bank can be preferred by customers. This situation will have a positive effect on the profitability of banks (Ghosh, 2016). Another important point in this process is to measure the competence of developing new products and services. In this way, it will be possible to identify a possible problem in advance and take the necessary measures.
The aim of this study is to analyze the new product and service development process focused on customer expectations in the banking sector. Within this framework, the Turkish banking sector was included in the scope of the review. In the analysis process of the study, in-depth interview technique was used. In this framework, four different dimensions were determined, namely, finance, technology, customer and personnel and physical conditions for the measurement of new product and service development effectiveness. On the other hand, 12 different criteria have been determined for these dimensions. 26 different questions were prepared by considering these dimensions and criteria. Related questions were asked to 12 different personnel working in Turkish banks.
The study consists of 3 different sections. In the first part, basic issues related to the banking sector are discussed. In the second part of the study, the concepts of innovation management in banking and customer relationship management and development in banking are emphasized. In the last part of the study, an in - depth interview with the Turkish banking sector is given.