Author : James A. Fitzsimmons
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 43,20 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780761917427
This text addresses the issues of how to develop new service products - where the concept of service has moved from transaction to experience. The authors draw upon the expertise of internationally recognised authors.
Author : Bo Edvardsson
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 48,17 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1860948898
This book deals with how companies can involve customers or users in order to learn with them in the field of service-based business development. It presents a variety of customer-involvement approaches, methods for learning with customers, and the results of case studies conducted in both service and manufacturing companies focusing on value-creation through services.Based on research carried out by several research groups around the world, as well as on illustrative cases, the book creates new actionable knowledge regarding customer-involvement which will be useful for both practitioners and scholars.Benefits for readers include: an understanding of the business potential of learning with customers and other users; an overview of the fields of new service development and customer-involvement with regard to concepts, theoretical frameworks, and models, in addition to strategies and techniques for involving users in fruitful ways during the innovation process; an illustration of the cases based on the results of empirical studies; and managerial implications and guidelines regarding how to manage customer-involvement during the different phases of the new service and business development process.
Author : Stefan H. Thomke
Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 27,41 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
"With a balanced approach that covers product and service development, readers receive a broad and realistic idea of development issues in each major sector of our economy. With its emphasis on the experimental and exploratory aspects of product and service development, this book stresses the importance of maintaining a fresh and innovative perspective in design and development. The case studies, readings, and exercises are integrated into three pedagogically consistent modules that are supported through an array of teaching tools. This supplementary material (module notes, teaching notes & plans, and presentation material) is available to all adopting instructors."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Thomas Fischer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 13,49 MB
Release : 2012-05-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107022452
Over the last decade, capital goods manufacturers have added services to products as a way of responding to eroding margins and the loss of strategic differentiation. Based on over twelve years of research, this book provides a thorough overview of the strategies available for value creation through service business development.
Author : Gaurav Nayyar
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 26,14 MB
Release : 2021-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464817103
Manufacturing-led development has provided the traditional model for creating jobs and prosperity. But in the past three decades the conventional pattern of structural transformation has changed, with the services sector growing faster than the manufacturing sector. This raises critical questions about the ability of developing economies to close productivity gaps with advanced economies and to create good jobs for more people. At Your Service? The Promise of Services-Led Development (www.worldbank.org/services-led-development) assesses the scope of a services-driven development model and policy directions that can maximize the model’s potential.
Author : Robert G. Cooper
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 43,53 MB
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0465093337
For more than two decades, Winning at New Products has served as the bible for product developers everywhere. Robert G. Cooper demonstrates why consistent product development is vital to corporate growth and how to maximize your chances of success. Citing the author's most recent research, Winning at New Products showcases innovative practices by industry leaders to present a field-tested game plan for achieving product leadership. Cooper outlines specific strategies for making sound business decisions at every step-from idea generation to launch. This fully updated and expanded edition is an essential resource for product developers around the world. "This is a must read. There's so much new in this book, from how to generate the breakthrough ideas, picking the winners, and driving them to market successfully." -- Philip Kotler, Professor of International Marketing, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
Author : Christoph Loch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 27,3 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0750685522
This text provides a comprehensive view of the challenges in managing the development of new products from well-known and leading contributors in the field.
Author : Anders Gustafsson
Publisher : Business Expert Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 35,61 MB
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1631574965
All the world's most advanced economies are dominated by service. The service sector also employs the largest number of people and it is the fastest growing sector, both in number of companies and employees. The questions posed in the book are: (1) How is it growing; (2) what are these new service innovations; (3) what are the drivers; and (4) how can organizations work with service innovations in a structured way? The book views service as the value-creating activity that customers perform in their own context. The role of a company is to provide the resources and knowledge to enable value creation. Based on this view, we develop a model of service innovation and develop guidelines for what is required from the organizational perspective; how should an organization view its customers in order to be successful, what does a service development process look like, and how to transform an organization that has a product focus to a service or solution provider.
Author : Ümit Hacioğlu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 44,50 MB
Release : 2016-12-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 331944591X
As the world is currently in the midst of financial and economic crises, this collection of expert contributions focuses on strategy formation and implementation at various organizational levels to address the challenges ahead. The latest economic turmoil and its ongoing impact on business performance are compelling top managers to develop effective business strategies and redefine the boundaries of their operational and strategic activities. On one hand, tremendous challenges in the competitive business environment have become a source of global threats for many small entrepreneurs. On the other, investors faced with today’s volatile economic conditions demand more gains on their capital investments to counter-balance the growing risk of global threats. This book explores the question as to whether it is possible to efficiently and effectively address these threats and obstacles. Are managers capable of planning and implementing strategic actions? What should the major managerial strategy be in order to overcome fluctuations in a market-oriented society? The strategies and practices recommended here are aimed to design continuous development competencies and contribute to the stability, recovery and sustainability of global business operations under volatile economic conditions. This refreshingly novel book seeks to establish managerial strategies and practices for effectively responding to challenges in the competitive business environment, as global volatility and fluctuations continue to worsen.
Author : Bill Hollins
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 27,16 MB
Release : 2006-09-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1848604661
`Bill Hollins continues his practical investigation of design in the service sector. In this new book with Sadie Shinkins, he provides a down to earth approach to an important topic in the field′ - Naomi Gornick, Honorary Professor, University of Dundee Guiding readers through each stage in the design and implementation of service operations, this book combines lively examples that are easy to relate to with clearly explained theory. Throughout, chapters contain pedagogical features that will help students to get the most from the ideas and examples being presented in the book. They include: - Chapter objectives; - Short cases; - Student exercises; - Chapter summaries; - Further reading section; - A glossary of key terms.
