Firms are increasingly organized around the client. At the same time, there is customer pressure on green and sustainable organizations. The purpose of this paper is to map the current state of the research in the domain of customer-centric organizations from a sustainability perspective. We conducted a bibliometric analysis from published documents between 1990 and 31 July 2020. Key findings indicate that research on customer centricity and sustainability has increased in recent years, finding some trends and that the topic is structured into three clusters: (1) Sustainable Development, Customer-Centric Perspective, and Sales; (2) Sustainability and Commerce; and (3) Customer-Centricity and Sustainability Trends. The implementation of a bibliometric methodology and the focus given to the definition, the relationships, and the evolution of the three main clusters within the topic are the characteristics that differentiate our study from other publications or reviews in the field of research. In addition, all the documents that refer to practical cases were identified, and the main ones were analyzed, to provide highlights to practitioners who aim to deploy the customer centricity approach in their firms from a sustainable perspective and seeking that the corporate purpose is followed.
Firms are increasingly organized around the client. At the same time, there is customer pressure on green and sustainable organizations. The purpose of this paper is to map the current state of the research in the domain of customer-centric organizations from a sustainable perspective. We conducted a bibliometric analysis from published documents between 1990 and 2020. Key findings indicate that research on customer centricity and sustainability has increased in recent years and that the topic is structured into 3 clusters: (1) Sustainability; (2) Customer-Centric Perspective, and Sustainable Development; and (3) Customer Experience and Sales. Moreover, new concepts and technologies have been introduced during the last three years. The implementation of a bibliometric methodology and the focus given to the definition, the relationships, and the evolution of the three main clusters within the topic are the characteristics that differentiate our study from other publications or reviews in the field of research. This paper is beneficial for practitioners who aim to deploy the customer centricity approach in their firms from a sustainable perspective.
Las teorías basadas en el contexto para organizaciones en países en desarrollo están creciendo. En este documento, nos basamos en la configuración de algunas instituciones especializadas de microcrédito para crear valor. Compiten en la base de la pirámide (BDP) en mercados emergentes e intentan generar valor social y económico a través de la creación de capacidades comerciales para mejorar la relación con el cliente. Nuestro dominio empírico se refiere a algunas instituciones colombianas especializadas en microcrédito. La teoría se basa en la visión basada en recursos de las empresas, aplicada al contexto mencionado. La unidad de análisis es la capacidad de comercialización en su entorno organizativo: organización para la capacidad de comercialización. Los principales hallazgos se relacionan con las categorías organizativas que configuran un sistema para crear valor social y económico para los microempresarios: estrategia social de microcrédito, capacidad de gestión en microcrédito, gobierno corporativo activo, cultura relacional y talento humano motivado.
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