The influence of organizational culture and internal politics on new service design and introduction
International Journal of Service Industry Management
ISSN: 0956-4233
Article publication date: 1 December 1998
Abstract
The design of new services is a fundamental element of a firm’s growth strategy but, despite some recent work, our knowledge of the new service design process remains weak. This paper examines the impact of service culture and internal politics on the design, introduction success and rejection of new service design proposals. The extant literature is reviewed, a conceptual framework is developed and several longitudinal case examples are discussed. The results indicate that existing service culture can have a significant impact on modifying the new service design proposal making implementation success and high customer satisfaction levels more difficult to achieve. Several propositions for future research are presented.
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Citation
Ian Stuart, F. (1998), "The influence of organizational culture and internal politics on new service design and introduction", International Journal of Service Industry Management, Vol. 9 No. 5, pp. 469-485. https://doi.org/10.1108/09564239810238866
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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