Context matters:how internal and external factors impact servitization

Abstract

The study investigates how internal and external context factors impact a manufacturer’s servitization process (i.e. the strategic transformation from competing through products towards competing through services). A theoretical framework was developed that integrates a multi-stage conceptualisation of servitization with a focus on the wide range of internal and external context factors that support or oppose the transformation. The study draws on the collective experiences of 25 senior executives from 17 servitizing small- and medium-sized manufacturers, using a focus group-based enquiry method. The findings recognise servitization as a multi-stage transformation process with each stage being exposed to different context factors. The findings identify a wide range of context factors and show how their specific impact varies depending on the manufacturer’s servitization stage. Several theoretical and practical implications are provided.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1699195
Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Operations & Information Management
College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School
College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Advanced Services Group
Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Production Planning & Control on 5 Dec 2019, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09537287.2019.1699195
Uncontrolled Keywords: Servitization,organisational change,organisational context,transformation,Computer Science Applications,Strategy and Management,Management Science and Operations Research,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Publication ISSN: 1366-5871
Last Modified: 25 Mar 2024 08:37
Date Deposited: 06 Dec 2019 10:51
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2020-04-01
Published Online Date: 2019-12-05
Accepted Date: 2019-11-26
Authors: Dmitrijeva, Jekaterina (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-5823-7113)
Schroeder, Andreas (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-4051-9275)
Bigdeli, Ali Ziaee (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-8128-0918)
Baines, Tim (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-7518-2967)

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