Strategic innovation in service industries: Managing shifting boundaries

Author

De Jong, Mark W. ; Den Hertog, Pim H.

Author_Institution

Amsterdam Centre of Service Innovation AMSI, Univ. of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

fYear

2010

fDate

28-30 June 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Much of the strategic innovation in service industries can be understood in the context of the shifting boundaries between companies and between firms and their customers. We identify three phases of innovation in modern service industries. All three enabled and triggered by advancements in information technology. The current phase of Service Innovation 3.0 is characterized by open networks between firms and between firms and customers. The paper ends by highlighting a number of dilemmas linked to the challenges of managing service innovation successfully in a world of shifting boundaries and exploding service systems.

Keywords

innovation management; service industries; strategic planning; Service Innovation 3.0; information technology; service industries; service systems; shifting boundaries; strategic innovation; Banking; Context-aware services; Costs; Information technology; Innovation management; Manufacturing industries; Mass production; Outsourcing; Packaging; Technological innovation; capabilities; networks; service innovation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM), 2010 7th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6485-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSSSM.2010.5530210

Filename

5530210