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The path to customer centricity

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Denish Shah
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Roland T. Rust *
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A. Parasuraman
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Richard Staelin
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George S. Day
DOI:10.1177/1094670506294666delete
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The concept of customer centricity and its benefits have been discussed for more than 50 years. Despite this fact, many firms are still struggling to fully align themselves to the customer-centric paradigm. This article identifies fundamental issues and challenges that typically deter a firm from becoming customer-centric. These are mainly related to the organizational culture, structure, processes, and financial metrics of the firm. To overcome these barriers, the article suggests a path to customer centricity that is driven by a strong leadership commitment, organizational realignment, systems and process support, and revised financial metrics. The article concludes with directions for further research.
Keywords:
customer centricity
product-centric to customer-centric
market-driven
market-oriented
organization change
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Journal of Service Research cover
Journal of Service Research
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