How do competitive environments moderate CRM value?

Alfred Z. Liu

doi:10.1016/j.dss.2012.11.003

How do competitive environments moderate CRM value?

2013-12-01

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DOI：10.1016/j.dss.2012.11.003

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Customer relationship management (CRM) plays a critical role in e-business. In this study we seek to quantify the value of Internet-based CRM applications, and the purpose of our research is to identify the mechanisms underlying CRM value creation. Using a unique dataset collected from vendor archives of CRM implementations, we find an increase in firm value associated with CRM applications. This value implication, however, is attributable to integration of CRM with existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications, instead of installing CRM functional modules per se. Further, we find that the integration contributes more value in markets featuring higher product differentiation or lower entry costs. Together these findings shed light on the mechanisms through which CRM applications increase firm value in specific competitive environments. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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E-business

Customer relationship management

Competitive environments

Enterprise resource planning

Integration

Product differentiation

Entry costs

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