Future of Services

Dieter Spath, Walter Ganz

Future of Services

2008

345 Seiten

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ISBN: 9783446418806

 

Preface

6

Content

10

Introduction

14

1. Forward-looking service research to serve the future serviceeconomy

14

2. MARS – International Monitoring on Activities and Researchin Services – a service-oriented research project

15

3. Service monitoring: Study design

20

4. References

26

I Service research:today and tomorrow

28

1 Perspectives of Knowledge Production:Institutionalisation Tendencies in the ‘Services’Field of Research and Development

30

1.1 Introduction

30

1.2 Institutionalisation in the Context of New Forms ofKnowledge Production

31

1.3 Current Trends and Developments

36

1.3.1 Degree of Perceivable Institutionalisation

38

1.3.2 Forms and Stakeholders of Institutionalisation

44

1.4 Challenges facing Service Research

46

1.5 References

48

2 Theory and Application Focus in ServicesResearch

50

2.1 Does Services Research Need a »Theory of Services«?

50

2.2 Selected Approaches to a Theory of Services

54

2.3 Theory of Services as a Basis for Applied Work

58

2.4 Conclusion

59

2.5 References

60

3 Trends in Business Statistics: The Challengeof Covering Services Better

62

3.1 Abstract

62

3.2 Introduction

62

3.3 Business demography

63

3.4 Factors of Business Success (FOBS)

65

3.5 Business Services

66

3.6 Demand for Services

69

3.7 International Sourcing

71

3.8 Entrepreneurship Indicators Project

72

3.9 Conclusion

73

4 Evolving Service Innovation Policy:Reflecting the Results from the InnovationPolicy Project in Services – IPPS2006-2007

76

4.1 Abstract

76

4.2 Introduction

77

4.2.1 Service innovation policy rationale – background for the work

78

4.3 Service innovation policy mapping studies

81

4.3.1 Carrying out the mapping studies in Member States and regions

82

4.4 Thematic analysis of the mapping study material

83

4.4.1 There is a need to develop long-term strategy for services andservice innovation

84

4.4.2 Service innovation policy needs to be build on horizontal policyapproach and coordination between the actors

85

4.4.3 Balanced mix of broad based service innovation policy - supply-,and demand-side measures

87

4.4.4 Developing service innovation policies by adjusting existingpolicies, or by introducing new policy measures?

89

4.4.5 Regional policy and cluster policies are often linked with servicerelated innovation policies

91

4.5 Conclusion

92

4.5.1 Identification of a challenge and the benefit of trans-nationalcooperation to address it

92

4.5.2 Type of activities to be developed at trans-national level

93

4.5.3 The next steps forward in developing the European serviceinnovation policy

95

4.6 Appendix 1SERVE technology programme an example of an innovationpolicy measure that is specifically targeting services

96

4.7 Appendix 2‘Innovation With Services’ as an example of an innovationpolicy measure targeting Services

97

4.8 Appendix 3

99

4.9 Appendix 4

100

5 Strategies of Service Innovation in the Asia-Pacific Region

104

5.1 Abstract

104

5.2 Country specific motivation in service innovation anddriving forces behind this effortHow service innovation is being driven

105

5.3 Government motivation behind service innovation

108

5.4 Focused short-term agendaIs there a focused short-term agenda (next 1-2 years) in thefield of service innovation research and development? Eitheron specific industry or on certain methodology?

113

5.5 Conclusion

115

5.6 References

116

6 Service Science, Management, Engineering,and Design (SSMED): Outline & References

120

6.1 Abstract

120

6.2 Theoretical and Practical Foundations

121

6.3 Concepts and Questions

124

6.4 Tools and Methods

130

6.5 Disciplines and Broad Interactional Expertise

133

6.6 History: Economic and Law Evolving41

135

6.7 Marketing and Quality Measure

138

6.8 Operations and Productivity Measure

140

6.9 Governance and Regulatory Compliance Measure

142

6.10 Design and Sustainable Innovation Measure

144

6.11 Anthropology and People Resources

146

6.12 Engineering and Technology & EnvironmentalResources

147

6.13 Computing and Information Resources

148

6.14 Sourcing and Organizations

150

6.15 Futures: Management and Strategy

152

6.16 Service Professionals & Deep Contributory Expertise

154

6.17 Mindset and Entrepreneurship

155

6.18 Science and Leadership

160

6.19 References & Selected Quotations

165

7 Broadening Service Marketing: Building aMultidisciplinary Field

246

7.1 Abstract

246

7.2 The first Era: Service Marketing

246

7.3 The Second Era: The Emergence of a MultidisciplinaryField

248

7.3.1 Making Tools

249

7.3.2 Creating Language

250

7.4 Building Community: The Future of the Service Field

250

7.4.1 Service Science, Management, and Engineering (SSME)

251

7.4.2 Service Arts

251

7.4.3 Service Performance

252

7.4.4 Memes for Building the Service Community

254

7.5 Conclusion

256

7.6 References

256

II Implications for tomorrowsservice economy:factors of success

258

8 Business transformation: Neworganizational and business models

260

8.1 Introduction

260

8.2 The topic in retrospect

260

8.3 Current trends and developments

262

8.3.1 New forms of added value

263

8.3.1.1 Integration of customers

263

8.3.1.2 Hybrid services

264

8.3.1.3 Immaterial values

265

8.3.2 New organizational and business models

266

8.3.2.1 New organizational models

267

8.3.2.2 New business models

268

8.3.3 Industrialization of the service economy

270

8.3.3.1 Industrialization and automation

270

8.3.3.2 Outsourcing and offshoring

271

8.3.3.3 The company

272

8.4 Challenges facing service research

274

8.5 References

275

9 Value Chains or Commodity Chainsas Production Projects and Tasks:Towards a Simple Theory of Production

278

9.1 Abstract

278

9.2 Manufacturing versus Service Economies

279

9.3 From Manufacturing to Service Economies?

283

9.4 From Services and Manufacturing to Hybrid Products

286

9.4.1 Hybrid products

287

9.4.2 Extended divisions of labour

289

9.5 Production Projects and Tasks

291

9.6 Conclusion

295

9.7 References

297

10 Human Resource Management

302

10.1 Introduction

302

10.2 The topic in retrospect

302

10.3 Current trends and developments

304

10.3.1 Service Interactions

304

10.3.2 Innovation in the services

306

10.3.3 Qualification for service

308

10.4 Challenges facing service research

309

10.5 References

310

11 Technology and services

312

11.1 Introduction

312

11.2 New technologies as a source of inspiration forservices

313

11.3 Services as a source of inspiration for technologicaldevelopment

318

11.4 Conclusion

319

11.5 References

320

12 Service innovation

322

12.1 Introduction

322

12.2 Trends and developments

324

12.2.1 Socioeconomic effects

325

12.2.2 Optimizing the innovation process

326

12.2.3 Anchoring services in the organization

327

12.2.4 Interlocking of product, software and service innovation

328

12.2.5 Simulation and testing tools

330

12.3 Challenges facing service research

331

12.4 References

333

13 Recommendations for Action in the‘Services’ Field of Research andDevelopment

334

13.1 Continuity and Innovation of Service Related Subjects

334

13.2 Quintessences from Key Topics

338

13.3 Fields of Growth and New Contents

339

13.4 Stakeholders and Challenges

343

13.5 References

345

 

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