Journal article
Dynamic capability building in service value networks for achieving service innovation
Decision Sciences, Vol.40(3), pp.431-475
2009
Abstract
Service organizations increasingly create new service offerings that are the result of collaborative arrangements operating on a value network level. This leads to the notion of "elevated service offerings," our definition of service innovation, implying new or enhanced service offerings that can only be eventuated as a result of partnering, and one that could not be delivered on individual organizational merits. Using empirical data from a large telecommunications company, we demonstrate through structural equation modeling (SEM) that higher-order dynamic capabilities in services are generated as a result of collaboration between stakeholders. Furthermore, it is through collaboration and education of the stakeholders that additional higher-order capabilities emerge (customer engagement [CuE], collaborative agility [CA], entrepreneurial alertness [EA], and collaborative innovative capacity), all of which influence the service innovation outcome. Our study also reveals empirical evidence for an ongoing process of continuous dynamic capability building in accordance with the changing dynamics of business. Managers of service organizations should recognize the potential embedded in these higher-order skill sets, starting from collaboration, learning, and management of creative ideas for both strategic and operational benefits. Moreover, the capabilities of CA, EA, and CuE are even more important in managing the flexibility, timely delivery, and reliability of service offerings. Managers should take measures to inculcate, promote, and manage these dynamic capability skill sets to foster innovation in services. © 2009, Decision Sciences Institute.
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- Title
- Dynamic capability building in service value networks for achieving service innovation
- Authors
- R Agarwal (Author) - University of Technology SydneyWillem Selen (Author) - United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
- Publication details
- Decision Sciences, Vol.40(3), pp.431-475
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.
- Date published
- 2009
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1540-5915.2009.00236.x
- ISSN
- 0011-7315
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448648902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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