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- Gebauer, Heiko, et al.
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Match or Mismatch : Strategy-Structure Configuration in the Service Business of Manufacturing Companies
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Ingår i: Journal of Service Research. - : Sage. - 1094-6705 .- 1552-7379. ; 13:2, s. 198-215
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A new trend seems to be emerging for multinational manufacturing companies to make a strategic reorientation into becoming service providers. For some companies, such as Kone and IBM, the revenues from services are 50% or more of their total sales. Despite the increasing interest in exploring various aspects of the service part of the business in manufacturing companies, existing research has not focused on the interdependencies between different service strategies and organizational designs. This article studies different service strategies in manufacturing companies and highlights the organizational design necessary for implementing each service strategy. The service strategies explored are aftersales service providers, customer support service providers, outsourcing partners, and development partners. Each service strategy is supported by organizational design factors related to the service orientation of corporate culture, the service orientation of human resource management, and the service orientation of organizational structures. This research concludes that a specific strategy-structure configuration is needed in order to succeed with a chosen service strategy
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- Witell, Lars, 1972-, et al.
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The effect of customer information during new product development on profits from goods and services
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Ingår i: European Journal of Marketing. - : Emerald. - 0309-0566 .- 1758-7123. ; 48:9/10, s. 1709-1730
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – This study aims to investigate how customer information obtained at different phases of a new product development (NPD) process influences profits from new offerings. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was conducted in the context of NPD in goods and services. A unique database was constructed that merged key informant survey responses with financial data for 244 firms. This database was used to replicate and extend previous research by posing a number of hypotheses regarding the role of obtaining customer information in NPD. Findings– The results show that obtaining customer information during NPD influences the profits from new offerings, which vary depending on the phase of the NPD process. The financial rewards from obtaining customer information for goods are highest in the early phases of the NPD process and decline in later phases. The financial rewards for services, on the other hand, are high in the early and late phases of the NPD process. Research limitations/implications – The research is based on a survey combined with objective financial data, that is, a combination of different data sources. The research would have benefitted from longer data series and a higher response rate. Originality/value – This study replicates and extends previous research by testing the role of obtaining customer information in both manufacturing and service firms by combining survey data with objective financial data.
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- Edvardsson, Bo, 1944-, et al.
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Having a strategy for new service development - does it really matter?
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Ingår i: Journal of Service Management. - : Emerald. - 1757-5818 .- 1757-5826. ; 24:1, s. 25-44
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose - The aim of this study is to investigate the role of key strategic factors in new service development (NSD). In particular, the role of service development strategy, a formalised development process, integrated development teams and customer co-creation were investigated and the results were compared with managers beliefs. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanDesign/methodology/approach - The study used a sample of more than 500 service development projects to test a NSD conceptual model. Regression analysis was used to test the relative importance of the key strategic factors, and the results were compared with managers beliefs. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanFindings - The results show that managers believe that customer co-creation is most important in order to succeed with NSD. However, contrary to management belief, a service development strategy is the "missing link" in improving NSD performance. In addition, the research highlighted an interaction effect between integrated development teams and customer co-creation, which means that project managers should focus on individual competencies on the development team and how they interact with customers throughout the NSD process. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanOriginality/value - For a long time, NSD has failed to receive the attention it deserves, not just in practice but also in service research. This study shows that the number of new services put on the market and then withdrawn because of low sales remains as high as 43 per cent. This paper contributes knowledge on how to reduce the number of failures in NSD by pointing out the key strategic factors that influence NSD performance.
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- Edvardsson, Bo, 1952-, et al.
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Tjänstekvalitet
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Ingår i: Den svenska tjänstesektorn. - Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. - 9789144079844 ; , s. 345-360
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