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

QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION OF TAM

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within the TOE framework, which include subjective norms and hedonistic drives, as being

factors that also influence innovation adoption.

Summary

This comprehensive literature review covers various topics related to CRM adoption and

implementation, the value of CRM adoption in the context of improved client engagement, and

the applicability of the TAM to CRM adoption in the CES. The TAM focuses on perceived

usefulness, ease of use, risk, and training as potential determinants of technology acceptance. In

addition, this chapter covers the critical success factors of CRM implementation, including

reasons for CRM implementation failure, and highlights the impact of CRM on organizational

performance. Marketing automation and customer knowledge creation are also key deliverables

of an implemented CRM system and have potential implications for the CES. The impacts of

CRM implementation on customer satisfaction, knowledge, and engagement were also

investigated and demonstrate that CRM systems have a broad impact in these areas. Finally, this

chapter examines related literature, such as Labus and Stone’s CRM behavior theory , as a

practical theoretical framework to be considered for this research along with Tornatzky and

Fleischer’s TOE theory.

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