Exploring the role of knowledge management practices in fostering customer relationship management as a catalyst of marketing innovation

Garrido-Moreno, Aurora and Lockett, Nigel Jonathan and Garcia-Morales, Victor (2015) Exploring the role of knowledge management practices in fostering customer relationship management as a catalyst of marketing innovation. Baltic Journal of Management, 10 (4). pp. 393-412. ISSN 1746-5265

[thumbnail of Exploring role KM fostering CRM Final Version]
Preview
PDF (Exploring role KM fostering CRM Final Version)
Exploring_role_KM_fostering_CRM_Final_Version.pdf - Accepted Version
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial.

Download (377kB)

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a research model exploring the link between knowledge management processes and customer relationship management (CRM) performance. It seeks to answer two research questions: What are the effective drivers of knowledge management processes in the context of a CRM initiative? Do these processes make a real impact on CRM performance? Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on data obtained from a sample of 93 service companies located in Spain. The authors conducted a structural equation modeling analysis using PLS to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings – It was observed that both technological and organizational readiness were effective drivers of knowledge management. However, it was contrasted also that the usage of social media tools was not significantly related to knowledge management. Results show a real impact of knowledge management processes on CRM performance, so companies can understand how to implement successfully those initiatives. Research limitations/implications – The main limitations of the study are that it was based on cross-sectional data and that variables were measured based on the perceptions of general managers. Practical implications – Service companies need to invest in technological infrastructures, and create an appropriate organizational climate (top management support, employees commitment) in order to promote effective knowledge management processes, that will enable CRM success, paving the way for the development of marketing innovations. Originality/value – This is the first empirical work that examines in confirmatory way what are the main drivers of knowledge management processes, including in the analysis the impact of both organizational and technological readiness, and considering also the usage of social media tools, in the context of a CRM initiative.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Baltic Journal of Management
Additional Information:
This article is (c)2015 Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1400/1407
Subjects:
?? knowledge managementcustomer relationship managementstructural equation modellingsocial media usageorganizational behavior and human resource managementbusiness and international managementstrategy and managementmarketingmanagement of technology and innov ??
ID Code:
79480
Deposited By:
Deposited On:
31 May 2016 15:06
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
Last Modified:
19 Sep 2024 01:55