<p>Background: The fierce competetivness that characterize todays market force the companies to differentiate their offerings to a greater extent. The customers do no longer choose their supplier on the attributes of the products alone. Their purchase decisions also depend on the relationship the customers have with their supplier. With new customer channels like the Internet and advanced computer systems companies can increase the value for their customers through a better understanding of the customers needs and preferences. In this way companies can create longterm relationships with their customers. </p><p>Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to increase the understanding of the elements that are important for a successfull implementation of CRM. </p><p>Realization: To achieve the purpose of this thesis a case studie was conducted at TAC Svenska AB where the future implementation of CRM was examined. The emirical data was assembled through interviews with employees at the company. The questions delt with earlier organizational changes within the company and the employees attitudes regarding the implementation of CRM. </p><p>Results: To successfully implement CRM it is essential that companies consider several elements that are important when companies undergo organizational change. Some of the elements that we found to be of great importance were the commitment of the managers, communication and information, to establish short term goals and to create involvement among employees regarding the implementation.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:liu-1330 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Creators | Gerdin, Linda, Koch, Ylva |
| Publisher | Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, Ekonomiska institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
| Relation | Magisteruppsats från Ekonomprogrammet, ; 2002:31 |
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