Author: Li Jing Hua
Publisher: Inderscience Publishers
ISSN: 1460-6720
Source: International Journal of Services Technology and Management, Vol.18, Iss.3-4, 2012-03, pp. : 184-203
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Abstract
This study aims to gain the theory progress and practical insights on new service development (NSD) organisation. We outline the structure strategy type of NSD organisation by adopting the concept of front/back office, then we explore the factors determining those structure. Two-step exploratory case study is adopted in the investigation of four local commercial banks in China. Four types of configuration are defined, including the front/back offices-merging type, chelating type, parallel type, and embedding type. The study indicates affect factors of the adoption to front/back office configuration are multiple, such as authorisation level, organisational culture, and staff capability, etc. Our findings provide some preliminary insights into three key areas of service innovation, service types and NSD stages in general knowledge-intensive services.
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