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Service System of Social Network with CRM Application  

Mohan, Subaji (School of Computing Sciences, VIT University)
Upadhyaya, Bipin (School of Computing Sciences, VIT University)
Choi, Eun-Mi (School of Business IT, Kookmin University)
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Information Systems Review / v.12, no.1, 2010 , pp. 1-22 More about this Journal
Abstract
Demands onenterprise applications are changing drastically in terms of service and value. Currently enterprises have started to view these applications as service systems, as they combine technology with organizational networks designed to deliver services that satisfy the needs of customers and marketing operations. Social networking is playing a crucial role in this direction and provides organizations with the critical data that enable to build strong relationships with their customers and partners. Enterprises have started using this concept, by integrating social networking services with their enterprise applications such as CRM. In this paper, we combine an open source social networking engine with a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) application to constitute a social CRM system. This can bring the customers closer to the enterprise and facilitate better communication with them. Social Networking Analysis constructs were used to analyze the effectiveness of service system. In the current competitive and economically challenging conditions, salespeople needs to quickly and effectively establish meaningful communication with customers. Our approach can address this issue, by handling the changing customer demands in minimal time, and increases service quality and business value.
Keywords
Social Networking Engine(SNE); Customer Relationship Management(CRM); Social Networking Analysis(SNA); Social CRM;
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