Enhancing B2B CSR: AI Driven CRM and technology readiness

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the relationship among technology readiness, the implementation of artificial intelligence-based customer relationship management, and the promotion of the corporate social responsibility of B2B companies active in Iran's auto parts supply industry....

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Main Authors: Bita KAZEMI, Ardeshir BAZRKAR, Reza YADEGARI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ICI Publishing House 2023-12-01
Series:Revista Română de Informatică și Automatică
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Online Access:https://rria.ici.ro/documents/450/art._7_Iran_KAZEMI-C1_GZx33Yj.pdf
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author Bita KAZEMI
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description The purpose of this paper was to investigate the relationship among technology readiness, the implementation of artificial intelligence-based customer relationship management, and the promotion of the corporate social responsibility of B2B companies active in Iran's auto parts supply industry. This study has an applicative nature and is based on the descriptive survey research method. The statistical population sample for this study included 247 people, all of them managers and senior experts at the analysed companies with at least 7 years of work experience. A questionnaire was applied for collecting research data, and its validity and reliability were confirmed through the combined reliability and Cronbach's alpha indices. After collecting the necessary data in order to test four research hypotheses, the structural equation modelling method was employed by using the SmartPLS software. The results for testing the first research hypothesis showed that technology readiness has a positive effect on corporate social responsibility and that it directly predicts 0.810 (81%) of the changes related to corporate social responsibility in the context of the analysed companies. Also, the analysis of the results obtained for testing the fourth research hypothesis showed that technology readiness through artificial intelligence-based customer relationship management has a positive effect on corporate social responsibility and that technology readiness indirectly predicts 0.493 (49.3%) of the changes related to corporate social responsibility. Based on this, it can be acknowledged that the analysed companies can take steps towards improving corporate social responsibility by increasing technology readiness, strengthening their communication technology infrastructure and also by improving customer relationship management capabilities through artificial intelligence.
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spelling doaj.art-8a6f3800b500435a9851fcfebbf970802024-01-15T08:26:42ZengICI Publishing HouseRevista Română de Informatică și Automatică1220-17581841-43032023-12-01334819810.33436/v33i4y202307Enhancing B2B CSR: AI Driven CRM and technology readinessBita KAZEMI0Ardeshir BAZRKAR1Reza YADEGARI2Department of Technology Management, Electronic Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Industrial Management, Electronic Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Industrial Management, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran The purpose of this paper was to investigate the relationship among technology readiness, the implementation of artificial intelligence-based customer relationship management, and the promotion of the corporate social responsibility of B2B companies active in Iran's auto parts supply industry. This study has an applicative nature and is based on the descriptive survey research method. The statistical population sample for this study included 247 people, all of them managers and senior experts at the analysed companies with at least 7 years of work experience. A questionnaire was applied for collecting research data, and its validity and reliability were confirmed through the combined reliability and Cronbach's alpha indices. After collecting the necessary data in order to test four research hypotheses, the structural equation modelling method was employed by using the SmartPLS software. The results for testing the first research hypothesis showed that technology readiness has a positive effect on corporate social responsibility and that it directly predicts 0.810 (81%) of the changes related to corporate social responsibility in the context of the analysed companies. Also, the analysis of the results obtained for testing the fourth research hypothesis showed that technology readiness through artificial intelligence-based customer relationship management has a positive effect on corporate social responsibility and that technology readiness indirectly predicts 0.493 (49.3%) of the changes related to corporate social responsibility. Based on this, it can be acknowledged that the analysed companies can take steps towards improving corporate social responsibility by increasing technology readiness, strengthening their communication technology infrastructure and also by improving customer relationship management capabilities through artificial intelligence. https://rria.ici.ro/documents/450/art._7_Iran_KAZEMI-C1_GZx33Yj.pdfcorporate social responsibilitytechnology readinesscustomer relationship managementartificial intelligenceb2b companies
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Enhancing B2B CSR: AI Driven CRM and technology readiness
Revista Română de Informatică și Automatică
corporate social responsibility
technology readiness
customer relationship management
artificial intelligence
b2b companies
title Enhancing B2B CSR: AI Driven CRM and technology readiness
title_full Enhancing B2B CSR: AI Driven CRM and technology readiness
title_fullStr Enhancing B2B CSR: AI Driven CRM and technology readiness
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing B2B CSR: AI Driven CRM and technology readiness
title_short Enhancing B2B CSR: AI Driven CRM and technology readiness
title_sort enhancing b2b csr ai driven crm and technology readiness
topic corporate social responsibility
technology readiness
customer relationship management
artificial intelligence
b2b companies
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