Technology Acceptance Model in U.S. Extension: CRM Adoption

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CRM success factors as determinants of customer satisfaction rates were examined in a

study by Zaim et al. (2020). The authors defined e- CRM as “marketing a strategy that integrates

all business activities for attracting and retaining customers over the internet to consolidate

retention, cross-buying, brand loyalty, and custom er satisfaction” (Zaim et al., 2020).

Additionally, this research differentiates between the various classifications of CRM, including

analytical, operational, and collaborative CRM processes. This study serves as an extension of an

existing study, including data on soft computing and pattern recognition in the context of

determining the values and weights importance of CRM features on customer satisfaction rates

based upon click streams and reviews data (Zaim et al., 2020). The entire study was adapted

from the previous research and uses five criteria with 30 sub-criteria in the analysis of CRM,

including usability, content adequacy, reliability, and order fulfillment. The sub-criteria included

accessibility, purchase process performance, communication facilities, clarity, purchase

conditions, and more. The findings of this study delivered a CRM success determinant model for

improved customer satisfaction rates. It highlighted usability, content adequacy, reliability,

delivery time, and order fulfillment as critical determinants of customer satisfaction through

CRM.

Abu Amuna et al. (2017) investigated the critical variables for CRM in higher education

from the employee perspective. According to this study, higher education institutions that

embrace CRM initiatives experience a surge in performance, endorse better management

practices, and advance the institution’s relationship with existing and prospective students (Abu

Amuna et al., 2017). This research sought to highlight positive features of CRM technologies

that are expected to improve long-term relationships between students and universities. The

hypothesis of the study is that there is a positive relationship between the critical success factors

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