Customer focus, service process fit and customer relationship management profitability: the effect of knowledge sharing

YW Fan, E Ku - The Service Industries Journal, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The research goal of this study is to determine how knowledge sharing among members of
firms' collaboration affects customer relationship management (CRM) profitability …

The impact of customer relationship management through implementation of information systems

ECS Ku - Total Quality Management, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
CRM has been widely regarded as a company activity related to developing and retaining
customers through increased satisfaction and loyalty. IT-based CRM systems have been …

Effect of a community of practice on knowledge sharing across boundaries: the mediating role of learning goals

M Matsuo, M Aihara - Journal of Knowledge Management, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose A community of practice (CoP) is believed to be a driver for knowledge creation but
it can hinder knowledge sharing across boundaries. Drawing on social cognitive theory, this …

Tacit knowledge as competitive advantage in relationship marketing: A literature review and theoretical implications

CAB Pereira, JJM Ferreira… - Journal of Relationship …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
An increasing interest in relationship marketing (RM) has occurred recently. RM has been
presented as a strategic response to firms in the attainment of competitive advantages …

Understanding professionals' reactions to strategic change: the role of threatened professional identities

A Schilling, A Werr, S Gand… - The Service Industries …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This article develops and demonstrates the utility of a framework for understanding
professionals' reactions to strategic change in professional service firms as an interplay …

Evolving value propositions in knowledge-intensive business services

EL Heikka, S Nätti - Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore what value dimensions and related value
components are highlighted in the value proposition of knowledge-intensive business …

Key account management in business-to-business expert organisations: an exploratory study on the implementation process

S Nätti, T Palo - The Service Industries Journal, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Building long-term and close customer relationships is an ever-salient function in business-
to-business organisations and, especially, in expert organisations where high levels of trust …

Enablers and mechanisms of value Cocreation in knowledge-intensive business service engagements: A research synthesis

L Lessard, CP Okakwu - 2016 49th Hawaii International …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) such as management consulting, research
and development, and IT outsourcing, have become a key component of most industrialized …

What prevents effective utilisation of customer knowledge in professional B-to-B services? An empirical study

S Nätti, J Ojasalo - The Service Industries Journal, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This article is based on a case study of a professional service organisation in the field of
business-to-business education and consultancy services. This study contributes by …

Being professional in English language teaching services: A Delphic panel study

J Walker - Quality Assurance in Education, 2011 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to develop an inventory of behaviours and attitudes
expected of English language teaching (ELT) professionals in a services context …