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The determinant factors for the adoption of CRM in the Palestinian SMEs: The moderating effect of firm size

CRM adoption can provide innumerable benefits to the SMEs performance, including solving customer problems in a timely manner, enhancing customer satisfaction by appointing an expert to solve issues and queries, and the like. This study aims to examine the moderating effects of the firm size in the...

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subjects Automation
Brand loyalty
Business competition
Communication
Computer and Information Sciences
Customer relations
Customer relationship management
Customer satisfaction
Customer services
Engineering and Technology
Information science
Information systems
Information technology
Life cycle analysis
Marketing
Research and Analysis Methods
Science and technology
Security
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Small and medium sized companies
Social Sciences
Technology
title The determinant factors for the adoption of CRM in the Palestinian SMEs: The moderating effect of firm size
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