影響創業導向與服務創新關係之因素調查

The investigation of factors influencing the relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Service Innovation

楊欣樺

指導教授 ： 許裴舫

國立清華大學/科技管理學院/國際專業管理碩士班/碩士(2013年)

摘要

Because of increasing importance of service, rapid product (service) life cycles, and serious competition among firms, an expanded view of service innovation is needed. Our study used concepts from contingency theory to examine the mediating effects of customer participation on entrepreneurial orientation and service innovation, as well as investigating the moderating effect of innovativeness of employee (IOE) and information technology (IT). A field survey was conducted within 49 Taiwanese firms from wholesale and retail industry; we found that companies interviewed emphasized customer participation but used traditional ways to interact with customers, such as phone and tax, and this may lead to the small amount of service innovation projects and low frequency of interaction. We concluded that managers should mobilize new ways of interaction that require new information technology or mechanism, such as online interaction and brainstorming, to achieve service innovation. Furthermore, using IT to sense customers’ needs in the new service development (NSD) process is crucial in enhancing e-service innovation. We discuss the theoretical and managerial implications of the findings and conclude with comments on limitations in our study.

關鍵字

服務創新

並列摘要

Because of increasing importance of service, rapid product (service) life cycles, and serious competition among firms, an expanded view of service innovation is needed. Our study used concepts from contingency theory to examine the mediating effects of customer participation on entrepreneurial orientation and service innovation, as well as investigating the moderating effect of innovativeness of employee (IOE) and information technology (IT). A field survey was conducted within 49 Taiwanese firms from wholesale and retail industry; we found that companies interviewed emphasized customer participation but used traditional ways to interact with customers, such as phone and tax, and this may lead to the small amount of service innovation projects and low frequency of interaction. We concluded that managers should mobilize new ways of interaction that require new information technology or mechanism, such as online interaction and brainstorming, to achieve service innovation. Furthermore, using IT to sense customers’ needs in the new service development (NSD) process is crucial in enhancing e-service innovation. We discuss the theoretical and managerial implications of the findings and conclude with comments on limitations in our study.

並列關鍵字

service innovation

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