In recent years, the interest on research in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems has grown notoriously. Many authors have made individual proposals of interesting topics to be researched around CRM systems, but no overarching research agenda has yet been proposed. Based upon a recent research literature review that we have undertaken, which includes several real case studies conducte...

As managers and academics increasingly raise issues about the real value of CRM, the authors question its direct and unconditional performance effect. The study advances research on CRM by investigating the role of critical mechanisms underlying the CRM-performance link. Drawing from the sources→positions→performance framework, the authors build a research model in which two strategic postures ...

Customer relationship management (CRM) is a combination of people, processes and technology that seeks to understand a company’s customers. It is an integrated approach to managing relationships by focusing on customer retention and relationship development. CRM has evolved from advances in information technology and organizational changes in customer-centric processes. Companies that successfu...

Since the late 1990s CRM has become a buzzword especially among business practitioners and consultants. Companies have invested or are planning to invest huge amounts to implement CRM strategies, tools and infrastructure in order to win the battle in today’s increasingly competitive economy. However, many executives are struggling with trying to determine how their enterprises will balance the ...

CRM, or Customer Relationship Management, though slightly more than a decade old, has become the management craze of the 21st century. Yet, managerial understanding of what CRM is, what it does, how to implement it, and the grounds for success or failure in CRM implementation, seem far from crystallized. This paper looks at why so many CRM endeavors fail, and proceeds to discuss issues critical...

This article examines how electronic customer relationship management (e-CRM) has affected both organizational and individual behavior in a leading Canadian bank. The innovative and customer-driven culture of this bank pushed it toward early adoption of e-CRM technology. The findings emphasize the role played by many strategic and organizational dimensions in the success of e-CRM implementation...

The advent of internet has led to the application of electronic services in enhancing the customer relationship management. E-CRM integrates IT in internal organization in executing the marketing strategies. The current issue facing the E-CRM is determining the number of customers that are responsive to the e-commerce application. Furthermore, a huge number of customers are continuously becomin...

In the recent years, customer relationship management (CRM) has being depictured by the software vendors as a cure-alls for the enterprises which wish to acquire, maintain efficiently customer share and at last to gain more profit in globalized market with fierce competition. However, the currently popular CRM marketing practice often produces disappointing outcomes. The more popular this marke...

Businesses across sectors use Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to capture and manage their customer data, yet many published studies focus on single industries so their generalizability is limited. In this article, the authors take a multi-sector view of CRM implementation in three areas of the UK services sector: banking and finance, professional services, and the government/public secto...

Customer Relationship Management Systems have been employed by large organisations for a number of years, but with the availability of inexpensive hardware and software and easy access to the Internet, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are now starting to adopt CRM systems. This paper describes a study of the factors influencing CRM adoption in 126 SMEs in the retail, manufacturing and ...