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Story, V, Zolkiewski, J, Verleye, K, Hannibal, C, Nazifi, A, Grimes, A and Abboud, L (2020) Stepping out of the shadows: Supporting actors’ strategies for managing end-user experiences in service ecosystems. Journal of Business Research, 116. pp. 401-411. ISSN 0148-2963
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Abstract
In service ecosystems not all actors have direct relationships with end users, yet they are often critical for delivering better service experiences. Specific events (e.g. service failures) may require these supporting actors, who are often hidden during regular customer experience journeys, to become visible when deviations or disruptions occur. Deciding whether and when to come out of the shadows presents a complex managerial challenge for ecosystem actors providing supporting services, with important implications for end user’s experiences. We examine strategies that service ecosystem actors can adopt for managing end-user experiences in complex ecosystems, and the implications for themselves and other ecosystem actors. Based upon two dimensions, visibility and synchronization, six experience management strategies are outlined and contrasted. Using case vignettes, we explore how and when such strategies might be adopted and potential impacts on service sellers and end-user experiences during regular and atypical service journeys, and present future research propositions.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Customer experience management strategies; Supporting actors; Actor visibility; Ecosystem synchronization |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
| Divisions: | Doctoral Management Studies (from Sep 19) |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2020 10:31 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jan 2022 16:45 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.04.029 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/12785 |
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