Customer-Involvement in New Service Developments: Insights from Spanish Tourism Firms

This paper examines customer-involvement in service innovation developed by Spanish tourism firms. This is done on the basis of a broad array of management tools targeted at engaging customers in new service developments (NSD) in an effective and systematic way. A multiple case study is performed a...

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Published: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela 2019-07-01
Series:Revista Galega de Economía
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description This paper examines customer-involvement in service innovation developed by Spanish tourism firms. This is done on the basis of a broad array of management tools targeted at engaging customers in new service developments (NSD) in an effective and systematic way. A multiple case study is performed across eight innovative tourism firms in Spain. Results show a limited awareness of formal customer-involvement methods. Some firms also underline how clients may lack the necessary knowledge to be co-participants of NSD. Innovation networks are highlighted as an important source of knowledge on new business opportunities.
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spelling doaj-art-e8c4c05c1d384313ad110a123e0de9872025-08-20T01:50:14ZengUniversidade de Santiago de CompostelaRevista Galega de Economía1132-27992255-59512019-07-01162Customer-Involvement in New Service Developments: Insights from Spanish Tourism Firms This paper examines customer-involvement in service innovation developed by Spanish tourism firms. This is done on the basis of a broad array of management tools targeted at engaging customers in new service developments (NSD) in an effective and systematic way. A multiple case study is performed across eight innovative tourism firms in Spain. Results show a limited awareness of formal customer-involvement methods. Some firms also underline how clients may lack the necessary knowledge to be co-participants of NSD. Innovation networks are highlighted as an important source of knowledge on new business opportunities. https://ojs3usc.devxercode.es/index.php/ubr/article/view/4011
spellingShingle Customer-Involvement in New Service Developments: Insights from Spanish Tourism Firms
Revista Galega de Economía
title Customer-Involvement in New Service Developments: Insights from Spanish Tourism Firms
title_full Customer-Involvement in New Service Developments: Insights from Spanish Tourism Firms
title_fullStr Customer-Involvement in New Service Developments: Insights from Spanish Tourism Firms
title_full_unstemmed Customer-Involvement in New Service Developments: Insights from Spanish Tourism Firms
title_short Customer-Involvement in New Service Developments: Insights from Spanish Tourism Firms
title_sort customer involvement in new service developments insights from spanish tourism firms
url https://ojs3usc.devxercode.es/index.php/ubr/article/view/4011