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Key Issues in the Implementation of Electronic Customer Relationship Management in the Australian Hospitality and Tourism Sector

Key Issues in the Implementation of Electronic Customer Relationship Management in the Australian Hospitality and Tourism Sector
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Author(s): Chad Lin (Curtin University, Australia)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 25
Source title: Global Hospitality and Tourism Management Technologies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos (Universidad de Oviedo, Spain), Robert D. Tennyson (University of Minnesota, USA)and Jingyuan Zhao (University of Québec at Montréal, Canada)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-041-5.ch003

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Abstract

The hospitality and tourism sector is one of fastest growing sectors in Australia and in the world. In order to become more efficient and effective in delivering products and services to customers via the use of ICT, hospitality and tourism organizations have to rethink the ways in which they build relationships with their customers by initiating electronic customer relationship management (eCRM) projects. Inappropriate eCRM decision-making and implementation can result in multi-million dollar losses, which can translate into a loss of competitiveness. Therefore, the case study approach was conducted to: (1) identify potential ICT costs and risk factors involved in eCRM initiatives in general; and (2) identify and examine key issues in the implementation of eCRM in the Australian hospitality and tourism sector. The contribution of this book chapter is two-fold. First, it offers hospitality and tourism executives with a more realistic insight about the impact of their eCRM investments on their business. Second, potential key issues, costs and risk factors associated with eCRM implementation are presented to assist these organizations in dealing with these challenges.

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