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Organic Knowledge Management for Web-Based Customer Service

Organic Knowledge Management for Web-Based Customer Service

Stephen D. Durbin, Doug Warner, J. Neal Richter, Zuzana Gedeon
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781599049335|ISBN10: 1599049333|EISBN13: 9781599049342
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-933-5.ch163
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Durbin, Stephen D., et al. "Organic Knowledge Management for Web-Based Customer Service." Knowledge Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Murray E. Jennex, IGI Global, 2008, pp. 1971-1986. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-933-5.ch163

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Durbin, S. D., Warner, D., Richter, J. N., & Gedeon, Z. (2008). Organic Knowledge Management for Web-Based Customer Service. In M. Jennex (Ed.), Knowledge Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1971-1986). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-933-5.ch163

Chicago

Durbin, Stephen D., et al. "Organic Knowledge Management for Web-Based Customer Service." In Knowledge Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Murray E. Jennex, 1971-1986. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-933-5.ch163

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Abstract

This chapter introduces practical issues of information navigation and organizational knowledge management involved in delivering customer service via the Internet. An adaptive, organic approach is presented that addresses these issues. This approach relies on both a system architecture that embodies effective knowledge processes, and a knowledge base that is supplemented with meta-information acquired automatically through various data mining and artificial intelligence techniques. An application implementing this approach, RightNow eService Center, and the algorithms supporting it are described. Case studies of the use of eService Center by commercial, governmental and other types of organizations are presented and discussed. It is suggested that the organic approach is effective in a variety of information-providing settings beyond conventional customer service.

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