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

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special offers to customers based on information about customer wants and needs. Finally, the

results of this research show that there is a significant influence of CRM on customer loyalty and

that the better the implementation of CRM within the business unit, there is an increased

opportunity for the organization to leverage data from customers, leading to greater loyalty to

products and services.

Yohans et al. (2023) analyzed the effect of CRM technologies and customer engagement

on customer loyalty. This study suggests that the process of using CRM to manage detailed

information about customers and managing activities related to contact with customers can

maximize the realization of loyalty. Additionally, this study examined the role of CRM within

the online transportation space in Indonesia through a case-study design of the Gojek platform

(Yohans et al., 2023). Importantly, this study defines customer engagement as the level of

attention and active involvement of customers in communication and suggests that a more active

response from customers can allow an organization to obtain better value. Yohans et al. (2023)

also define customer loyalty as the deeply held commitment to repurchase a product or service in

the future, although there may be external factors and marketing initiatives from competitors.

The hypothesis of this research is that there is an effect of CRM technologies on customer

loyalty, a positive effect on customer engagement on customer loyalty, a positive effect of CRM

technologies on customer engagement, and an effect of CRM on customer loyalty through

customer engagement. A quantitative and qualitative questionnaire that utilized a series of five-

point Likert scales was utilized and received approximately 100 responses from Gojek customers

and users. The findings of this study suggest that there is a significant influence of CRM on

customer loyalty and customer engagement. Additionally, the study found a positive correlation

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